Where does “asá” come from?

asá (Spanish) comes from Portuguese assar, from Old Portuguese assar, from Latin asso, from Latin assus, from Latin as — An as; a Roman coin originally made of bronze and...

asá (Spanish): like that

Definitions

  1. like that

Ancestry of “asá”, step by step

asá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese assar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseassarto bake; to roast
2Old Portugueseassar—
3LatinassoI roast, broil
4Latinassusroasted, baked; dried
5LatinasAn as; a Roman coin originally made of bronze and...

via Latin ansa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinansahandle; tiller
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂emseh₂handle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂em-to grasp-; to hold on to; love

Words derived from “asá”

Every word from Latin as →Every word from Latin assus →Every word from Latin asso →