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afiar.

to sharpen

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.fiˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[a.fiˈa(h)]Brazil/aˈfja(ʁ)/Brazil[aˈfja(h)]Brazil

to sharpen
transitive

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Old Galician-Portuguese fio Portuguese fio Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar ▲ Latin fīlumder. Vulgar Latin *affīlāre? Portuguese afiar From a- + fio + -ar, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *affīlāre. Compare Spanish afilar, French affiler, Italian affilare. Doublet of afilar.

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