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Where does “arrefecer” come from?

arrefecer (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

arrefecer (Portuguese): to cool

Definitions

  1. to cool

Ancestry of “arrefecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseá-—
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “arrefecer”

  • arrefecimento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →