Where does “atiçar” come from?
atiçar (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin attitiare, from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- — to become hot, melt "or" to end.
atiçar (Portuguese): to stir, poke; to incite, provoke
Definitions
- to stir, poke; to incite, provoke
Ancestry of “atiçar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | attitiare | present active infinitive of *attītiō |
| 2 | Latin | titio | firebrand |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tītjō | heating |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teih₁- | to become hot, melt "or" to end |