Where does “añorar” come from?

añorar (Spanish) comes from Catalan enyorar, from Latin ignōrō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

añorar (Spanish): to miss or yearn; to pine for

Definitions

  1. to miss or yearn; to pine for

Ancestry of “añorar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanenyorarto miss, long for
2Latinignōrōto not know; to be unacquainted with; to be ignorant of
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Latin ignōrō →Every word from Catalan enyorar →