Where does “acortar” come from?

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

acortar (Spanish): to shorten; to cut short, to curtail

Definitions

  1. to shorten; to cut short, to curtail

Ancestry of “acortar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishá-a-, non-, -less
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “acortar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Spanish á- →