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ayudar.

to help

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/aʝuˈdaɾ/[a.ʝuˈð̞aɾ]/aʝuˈdaɾ/[a.ʝuˈð̞aɾ]
  1. to help

    transitive
    ¿Puedo ayudarle en algo?
    Su preocupación no me ayuda nada.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin iuvō Latin adiuvō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin adiūtō Old Spanish ayudar Spanish ayudar Inherited from Old Spanish ayudar, from Latin adiūtāre. Cognate with Asturian ayudar, Catalan ajudar, Ladino ayudar, Occitan ajudar, and Portuguese ajudar.

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