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Where does “marchitar” come from?

marchitar (Spanish) comes from Spanish marchito, from Mozarabic marčiṭ[o], from Vulgar Latin marcitus, from Italian marcire, from Italian marcio, from Latin marceō, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

marchitar (Spanish): to wilt; to wither, to wilt, to shrivel, to fade

Definitions

  1. to wilt; to wither, to wilt, to shrivel, to fade

Ancestry of “marchitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmarchitowilted, faded
2Mozarabicmarčiṭ[o]—
3Vulgar Latinmarcitus—
4Italianmarcireto rot; to rot, fester or go bad, putrefy
5Italianmarciofirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Latinmarceō—
7LatinMārtius—
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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