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Where does “renascer” come from?

renascer (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.

renascer (Portuguese): to revive

Definitions

  1. to revive

Ancestry of “renascer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseRe-—
2Old Portuguesere-—
3Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “renascer”

  • renascente
  • renascentista
  • renascimento
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