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Where does “emboscar” come from?

emboscar (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin imbosco, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

emboscar (Portuguese): to ambush

Definitions

  1. to ambush

Ancestry of “emboscar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinimboscoI hide, ambush
2Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “emboscar”

  • emboscador
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