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Where does “arrebatar” come from?

arrebatar (Spanish) comes from Spanish rebatar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

arrebatar (Spanish): to snatch, wrest; to captivate; to take

Definitions

  1. to snatch, wrest; to captivate; to take

Ancestry of “arrebatar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrebatarto snatch, to take violently
2Spanish-arIn adjectives, indicating membership or status;...
3Old Spanish-ar—
4Latin-ō—
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “arrebatar”

  • arrebatamiento
  • arrebatado
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