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Where does “furtar” come from?

furtar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish furto, from Latin fūrtum, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

furtar (Spanish): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “furtar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfurto—
2Latinfūrtum—
3Latinfūr—
4Proto-Italicfōrthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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