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Where does “aquelarre” come from?

aquelarre (Spanish) comes from Basque akelarre, from Basque aker, from Proto-Basque *akeR.

aquelarre (Spanish): A nocturnal group of witches and the devil; A...

Definitions

  1. A nocturnal group of witches and the devil; A...

Ancestry of “aquelarre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueakelarrea nocturnal group of witches and the devil; a...
2Basqueakerhe-goat, billy goat
3Proto-Basque*akeR—
Every word from Proto-Basque *akeR →