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Where does “apolillar” come from?

apolillar (Spanish) comes from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

apolillar (Spanish): to eat away; to become moth-eaten; to get old

Definitions

  1. to eat away; to become moth-eaten; to get old

Ancestry of “apolillar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishá-—
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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