Where does “escovar” come from?

escovar (Portuguese) comes from Latin scōpāre, from Latin scōpa, from Proto-Italic *skōpā.

escovar (Portuguese): to brush, sweep

Definitions

  1. to brush, sweep

Ancestry of “escovar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscōpāre—
2Latinscōpabranch of a plant
3Proto-Italic*skōpā—

Words derived from “escovar”

Every word from Proto-Italic *skōpā →Every word from Latin scōpa →Every word from Latin scōpāre →
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