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Where does “fechar” come from?

fechar (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin fesclare, from Latin fistulare — to play the flute.

fechar (Portuguese): to close; to conclude; to complete

Definitions

  1. to close; to conclude; to complete

Ancestry of “fechar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfesclare—
2Latinfistulareto play the flute

Words derived from “fechar”

  • corpo fechado
  • fechadura
  • fechado
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