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Where does “amarrotar” come from?

amarrotar (Portuguese) comes from Old Spanish marrotar, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

amarrotar (Portuguese): to make creased and wrinkled

Definitions

  1. to make creased and wrinkled

Ancestry of “amarrotar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmarrotar—
2Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
3Latinrumpō—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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