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Where does “disparo” come from?

disparo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese disparar, from Old Portuguese desparar, from Latin disparāre.

disparo (Portuguese): shot; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. shot; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “disparo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedispararto shoot, to fire; to shoot up, to soar
2Old Portuguesedesparar—
3Latindisparāre—
Every word from Latin disparāre →