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Where does “desatrancar” come from?

desatrancar (Spanish) comes from Spanish atrancar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

desatrancar (Spanish): to unlock; unbolt

Definitions

  1. to unlock; unbolt

Ancestry of “desatrancar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishatrancarto bar
2Spanishá-—
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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