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Where does “debulhar” come from?

debulhar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese debullar, from Vulgar Latin depoliare, from Latin dēspoliāre.

debulhar (Portuguese): to thresh

Definitions

  1. to thresh

Ancestry of “debulhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedebullar—
2Vulgar Latindepoliare—
3Latindēspoliāre—
Every word from Latin dēspoliāre →