Where does “aflojar” come from?
aflojar (Spanish) comes from Spanish flojo, from Latin fluxus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
aflojar (Spanish): to loosen; to slacken, to unclench; to ease up,...
Definitions
- to loosen; to slacken, to unclench; to ease up,...
Ancestry of “aflojar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | flojo | loose; lazy; weak |
| 2 | Latin | fluxus | flow; flux; flowing, fluid |
| 3 | Latin | fluō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |