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Where does “afilar” come from?

afilar (Spanish) comes from Spanish filo, from New Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

afilar (Spanish): to sharpen; to court, flirt with; to fuck

Definitions

  1. to sharpen; to court, flirt with; to fuck

Ancestry of “afilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfiloedge, cutting edge; edge; hunger
2New Latinphylumphylum
3Ancient Greekφῦλονa set of people or other beings; sex; nation,...
4Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “afilar”

  • afilado
  • afiladera
  • afilador
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