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Where does “fijarse” come from?

fijarse (Spanish) comes from Spanish fijar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

fijarse (Spanish): to notice

Definitions

  1. to notice

Ancestry of “fijarse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfijarto fix, fasten, set, establish, determine
2Spanish-arIn adjectives, indicating membership or status;...
3Old Spanish-ar—
4Latin-ō—
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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