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Where does “speria” come from?

speria (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin expavorere, from Latin pavor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

speria (Romanian): to scare, to frighten; to bewilder

Definitions

  1. to scare, to frighten; to bewilder

Ancestry of “speria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexpavorere—
2LatinpavorThe act of trembling, quaking, throbbing or...
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “speria”

  • speriat
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