Where does “vexar” come from?

vexar (Portuguese) comes from Latin vexo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

vexar (Portuguese): to vex; to distress

Definitions

  1. to vex; to distress

Ancestry of “vexar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvexoI shake or jolt violently; I harass, annoy; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷegs-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs- →Every word from Latin vexo →
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