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
- to fear, dread; to suspect
Ancestry of “recear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | recear | — |
| 2 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |