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Where does “espetar” come from?

espetar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

espetar (Portuguese): to spit; to prick; to pierce; to puncture

Definitions

  1. to spit; to prick; to pierce; to puncture

Ancestry of “espetar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
2Old Portuguese-ar—
3Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
4Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
5Proto-Italic-ōd—
6Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →