Where does “exonerar” come from?
exonerar (Spanish) comes from Latin exonero, from Latin onero, from Latin onus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃énh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European h₃enh₂- — to onerate; to charge.
exonerar (Spanish): to exonerate
Ancestry of “exonerar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exonero | I unload, discharge; I exonerate |
| 2 | Latin | onero | I burden, lade, load; I overwhelm, weary,... |
| 3 | Latin | onus | burden, load; cargo, freight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃énh₂os | load; burden |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃enh₂- | to onerate; to charge |