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Where does “apellidar” come from?

apellidar (Spanish) comes from Latin appellitare — present active infinitive of appellitō;...

apellidar (Spanish): to call by one's surname; to name, to give a name...

Definitions

  1. to call by one's surname; to name, to give a name...

Ancestry of “apellidar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinappellitarepresent active infinitive of appellitō;...

Words derived from “apellidar”

  • apellido
  • apelyido
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