Where does “afagar” come from?

afagar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

afagar (Portuguese): to stroke, fondle, caress; to cherish, feed

Definitions

  1. to stroke, fondle, caress; to cherish, feed

Ancestry of “afagar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
2Old Portuguese-ar
3Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
4Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
5Proto-Italic-ōd
6Proto-Indo-European-éad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éadEvery word from Portuguese -arEvery word from Latin -o
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