Where does “jactar” come from?

jactar (Portuguese) comes from Latin iactāre, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.

jactar (Portuguese): to boast

Definitions

  1. to boast

Ancestry of “jactar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniactāre—
2Latiniaciōto throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away
3Proto-Indo-European(H)yeh₁-to throw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- →Every word from Latin iaciō →Every word from Latin iactāre →
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