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Where does “puxar” come from?

puxar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

puxar (Portuguese): to pull; to drag; to draw a weapon

Definitions

  1. to pull; to drag; to draw a weapon

Ancestry of “puxar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepuxar—
2Latinpulsāre—
3Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
4Latinpellō—
5Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “puxar”

  • буксир
  • puxão
  • boegseren
  • pucha
  • pucha
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