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Where does “sujetar” come from?

sujetar (Spanish) comes from Latin subiectare, from Latin subiciō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sujetar (Spanish): to steady, hold, secure, attach, fasten; to...

Definitions

  1. to steady, hold, secure, attach, fasten; to...

Ancestry of “sujetar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubiectare—
2Latinsubiciō—
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sujetar”

  • sujetapapeles
  • sujetador
  • sujetapuertas
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