Where does “averiar” come from?

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

averiar (Spanish): to break; to damage; to break down

Definitions

  1. to break; to damage; to break down

Ancestry of “averiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaveríabreakdown
2Catalanavariadamage; breakdown, failure
3Arabicعَوَارِيَّةdamaged goods; damage in transit
4Arabicعَوَارfault, blemish, defect, flaw
5Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye
Every word from Arabic عَوِرَ →Every word from Arabic عَوَار →Every word from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة →