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Where does “apoderamiento” come from?

apoderamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish apoderar, from Spanish poder, from Latin posso, from Finnish possu, from Finnish porsas, from Proto-Finnic porcas, from Romanian porc, from Latin porcus — passed , crossed.

apoderamiento (Spanish): seizure; the devolution of power; empowerment

Definitions

  1. seizure; the devolution of power; empowerment

Ancestry of “apoderamiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishapoderarto empower; to seize, to gain, to get hold of, to...
2Spanishpoderpower, reign; authorization; proxy
3Latinpossoto be able
4Finnishpossupiggy, pig, piglet; a slovenly person; pork
5FinnishporsasA piglet; Pork; A pig in the sense of messy,...
6Proto-Finnicporcaspiglet
7Romanianporcpig , hog, swine; pork
8Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
9Proto-Italicporkospig
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
11Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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