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Where does “desenfocar” come from?

desenfocar (Spanish) comes from Spanish enfocar, from Spanish en-, from Old Spanish en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

desenfocar (Spanish): to unfocus; to twist, to distort

Definitions

  1. to unfocus; to twist, to distort

Ancestry of “desenfocar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishenfocarto focus
2Spanishen-en-
3Old Spanishen-—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →