Where does “amortiguar” come from?
amortiguar (Spanish) comes from Spanish mortiguar, from Latin mortificare — present active infinitive of mortificō;...
amortiguar (Spanish): to tone down to make milder; to dim a light; to muffle a sound; to damp down a fire
Definitions
- to tone down to make milder; to dim a light; to muffle a sound; to damp down a fire
Ancestry of “amortiguar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mortiguar | — |
| 2 | Latin | mortificare | present active infinitive of mortificō;... |