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Where does “otras” come from?

otras (Spanish) comes from Spanish otro, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

otras (Spanish): feminine plural of otro

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of otro

Ancestry of “otras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishotroother, another; "Not again!" or "What, again?";...
2Latinvertereinflection of vertō: ## third-person plural...
3LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
4Proto-Italicwertō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “otras”

  • nosotras
  • vosotras
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