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Where does “fecundar” come from?

fecundar (Spanish) comes from Latin fecundo, from Latin fecundus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fecundar (Spanish): to fecundate

Definitions

  1. to fecundate

Ancestry of “fecundar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfecundodative masculine singular of fēcundus; dative...
2Latinfecundusfertile or fruitful; productive or prolific;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fecundar”

  • fecundable
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