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Where does “riscar” come from?

riscar (Portuguese) comes from Latin reseco, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

riscar (Portuguese): to scratch, delete, suppress; to strike

Definitions

  1. to scratch, delete, suppress; to strike

Ancestry of “riscar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinresecoI cut off or loose; I curtail, stop; I check,...
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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