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Where does “aborregar” come from?

aborregar (Spanish) comes from Spanish borrego, from Spanish borrá, from Old Spanish borra, from Latin burra, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

aborregar (Spanish): to be brainwashed, to turn into a sheep

Definitions

  1. to be brainwashed, to turn into a sheep

Ancestry of “aborregar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishborregoA sheep around its second year of age; sheep; A...
2Spanishborrá
3Old Spanishborra—
4LatinburraA small cow with a red mouth or muzzle; A shaggy...
5LatinBurrus—
6Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
7Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
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