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competir.

to compete (contend)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Brazil[kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(h)]Brazil/kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/São-Paulo/kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to compete (contend)

  2. to be responsible for

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin competerelbor. Portuguese competir Learned borrowing from Latin competere.

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