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Where does “abertzale” come from?

abertzale (Spanish) comes from Basque abertzale, from Basque aberri, from Basque herri, from Proto-Basque *(h)eRi.

abertzale (Spanish): nationalist, pertaining to the Basque nationalist...

Definitions

  1. nationalist, pertaining to the Basque nationalist...

Ancestry of “abertzale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueabertzalepatriot
2Basqueaberrifatherland
3Basqueherrivillage, town; people, nation; country
4Proto-Basque*(h)eRi—

Words derived from “abertzale”

  • abertzalismo
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