Where does “alicatear” come from?

alicatear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ear, from Old Portuguese -ear.

alicatear (Portuguese): to grip with pliers

Definitions

  1. to grip with pliers

Ancestry of “alicatear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-earforms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent...
2Old Portuguese-ear—
Every word from Old Portuguese -ear →Every word from Portuguese -ear →