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Where does “abrevar” come from?

abrevar (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin abbiberare, from Latin bibere, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

abrevar (Spanish): to give water to; to irrigate; to sup; wallow

Definitions

  1. to give water to; to irrigate; to sup; wallow

Ancestry of “abrevar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinabbiberare—
2Latinbiberethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Latinbibō—
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “abrevar”

  • abrevadero
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