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altercar.

to dispute, argue, quarrel

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/aw.teʁˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[aʊ̯.tehˈka(h)]Brazil/aw.teɾˈka(ɾ)/São-Paulo[aʊ̯.teɾˈka(ɾ)]São-Paulo

  1. to dispute, argue, quarrel

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Italic *aljos Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *aliteros Latin alter Latin -ic- 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 -ico Latin altercārībor. Portuguese altercar Borrowed from Latin altercārī.

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