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Where does “atajar” come from?

atajar (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.

atajar (Spanish): to catch; to stop; to block

Definitions

  1. to catch; to stop; to block

Ancestry of “atajar”, 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

Words derived from “atajar”

  • atajo
  • taha
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →