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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 ; to reach; to arrive; to reach

Definitions

  1. to arrive ; to reach; to arrive; 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”

  • chegado
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