Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “zarpar” come from?

zarpar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish zarpar, from Old Italian sarpare.

zarpar (Portuguese): to embark; to set sail; to leave

Definitions

  1. to embark; to set sail; to leave

Ancestry of “zarpar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishzarparto embark; to set sail
2Old Italiansarpare—
Every word from Old Italian sarpare →