Where does “apertar” come from?
apertar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese apretar, from Latin appectorāre, 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...
apertar (Portuguese): to tighten; to press, clasp, clamp
Definitions
- to tighten; to press, clasp, clamp
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