Where does “chegar” come from?

chegar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese chegar, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

chegar (Portuguese): to arrive (at); to reach

Definitions

  1. to arrive (at); to reach

Ancestry of “chegar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesechegararrive
2Latinplicāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “chegar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicāre →