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Where does “aturar” come from?

aturar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese aturar, from Latin obturo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

aturar (Portuguese): to put up with; to stand; to endure; to suffer...

Definitions

  1. to put up with; to stand; to endure; to suffer...

Ancestry of “aturar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseaturar—
2LatinobturoI stop up, block up; I assuage, allay
3Latinob-towards; against
4Latinobolusobolus
5Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
6Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
7Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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