Where does “aparar” come from?

aparar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese parar, from Old Portuguese parar, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

aparar (Portuguese): to trim

Definitions

  1. to trim

Ancestry of “aparar”, step by step

aparar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese parar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepararto stop; to stop; to cease; to stop at
2Old Portugueseparar
3Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
4Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
5Proto-Italicpektos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
7Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via Latin apparō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapparōto prepare or make ready for something, put in order, provide, furnish, equip, organize
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos