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Where does “apurar” come from?

apurar (Spanish) comes from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

apurar (Spanish): to drain, use up completely; to hurry, to rush;...

Definitions

  1. to drain, use up completely; to hurry, to rush;...

Ancestry of “apurar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūrus—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “apurar”

  • apurado
  • apuro
  • appurabile
  • appuramento
  • inappurabile
  • appurare
  • apurado
  • apura
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