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Where does “afogar” come from?

afogar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin affocare, from Latin offōcāre.

afogar (Portuguese): to drown; to :choke; to hold back

Definitions

  1. to drown; to :choke; to hold back

Ancestry of “afogar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseafogar—
2Vulgar Latinaffocare—
3Latinoffōcāre—

Words derived from “afogar”

  • afogamento
  • desafogar
Every word from Latin offōcāre →