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Where does “boquiaberto” come from?

boquiaberto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aberto, from Old Portuguese aberto, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

boquiaberto (Portuguese): open-mouthed; gaping, agape

Definitions

  1. open-mouthed; gaping, agape

Ancestry of “boquiaberto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseabertoopen
2Old Portugueseaberto—
3Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...
4Latinaperiō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
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