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Where does “barrir” come from?

barrir (Portuguese) comes from Latin barrīre, from Latin barrus — An elephant.

barrir (Portuguese): to trumpet

Definitions

  1. to trumpet

Ancestry of “barrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarrīre—
2LatinbarrusAn elephant
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