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Where does “chocar” come from?

chocar (Portuguese) comes from Russian шоки́ровать, from Russian -и́ровать, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.

chocar (Portuguese): to brood; to hatch; to linger

Definitions

  1. to brood; to hatch; to linger

Ancestry of “chocar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшоки́ровать—
2Russian-и́ровать—
3German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
4French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
5English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
6Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
7Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
8Latin-āre—
9Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
13Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “chocar”

  • chocado
  • choco
  • choca
  • chocante
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