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Where does “apoderar” come from?

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

apoderar (Spanish): to empower; to seize, to gain, to get hold of, to...

Definitions

  1. to empower; to seize, to gain, to get hold of, to...

Ancestry of “apoderar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “apoderar”

  • apoderamiento
  • apoderarse
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