Where does “recear” come from?

recear (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese recear, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

recear (Portuguese): to fear, dread; to suspect

Definitions

  1. to fear, dread; to suspect

Ancestry of “recear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueserecear—
2Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “recear”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Latin re- →