Where does “relembrar” come from?
relembrar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Re-, from Old Portuguese re-, 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.
relembrar (Portuguese): to recall; to remember
Definitions
- to recall; to remember
Ancestry of “relembrar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Re- | forms verbs indicating that the action is being done again; re |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | re- | — |
| 3 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |