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Where does “carecer” come from?

carecer (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin caresco, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

carecer (Spanish): to lack, to be lacking

Definitions

  1. to lack, to be lacking

Ancestry of “carecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincaresco—
2Latincareō—
3Proto-Italickazēōto lack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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