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peinar.

to comb

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/peiˈnaɾ/[pei̯ˈnaɾ]
  1. to comb

    transitive
  2. to comb, to comb through, to search

    transitive
  3. to comb oneself

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- Proto-Indo-European *peḱt- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn Proto-Italic *pekten Latin pecten 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 pectinō Old Spanish peynar Spanish peinar Inherited from Old Spanish peynar, from Latin pectinō, from pecten (“comb”, oblique stem pectin-) + -ō. Equivalent to peine + -ar.

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