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Where does “brincar” come from?

brincar (Spanish) comes from Portuguese brincar, from Portuguese brinco, from Latin vinculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

brincar (Spanish): to jump around, leap about, bounce; to frolic,...

Definitions

  1. to jump around, leap about, bounce; to frolic,...

Ancestry of “brincar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebrincarto play
2Portuguesebrincoearring; something very beautiful and clean;...
3LatinvinculumAny instrument whereby anything is bound or tied...
4Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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