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Where does “llenar” come from?

llenar (Spanish) comes from Italian genare, from French gêner, from Middle French genner, from Middle High German jenner, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

llenar (Spanish): to fill something up; to fill out or complete a...

Definitions

  1. to fill something up; to fill out or complete a...

Ancestry of “llenar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangenare—
2Frenchgênerto hinder, hamper, bother; to bother, annoy,...
3Middle Frenchgenner—
4Middle High Germanjenner—
5Latiniānuārius—
6Latin-ārius—
7Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “llenar”

  • rellenar
  • sobrellenar
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