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Where does “acertadamente” come from?

acertadamente (Spanish) comes from Spanish acertado, from Spanish acertar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

acertadamente (Spanish): aptly

Definitions

  1. aptly

Ancestry of “acertadamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishacertadocorrect, accurate; appropriate, fitting
2Spanishacertarto hit, to hit upon; to be right
3Spanishá-—
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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