Where does “avería” come from?

avería (Spanish) comes from Catalan avaria, from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة, from Arabic عَوَار, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.

avería (Spanish): breakdown

Definitions

  1. breakdown

Ancestry of “avería”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanavariadamage; breakdown, failure
2Arabicعَوَارِيَّةdamaged goods; damage in transit
3Arabicعَوَارfault, blemish, defect, flaw
4Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye

Words derived from “avería”

Every word from Arabic عَوِرَ →Every word from Arabic عَوَار →Every word from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة →