Where does “macerar” come from?

macerar (Portuguese) comes from Latin mācerō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱeseh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

macerar (Portuguese): to macerate; to torture

Definitions

  1. to macerate; to torture

Ancestry of “macerar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmācerōto soften, make tender by soaking or steeping
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱeseh₂ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱeseh₂ti →Every word from Latin mācerō →
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