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confiscar.

to confiscate (to take possession of by force)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/kõ.fisˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[kõ.fisˈka(h)]Brazil/kõ.fisˈka(ɾ)/São-Paulo/kõ.fiʃˈka(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to confiscate (to take possession of by force)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin fiscus 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 cōnfiscārebor. Portuguese confiscar Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscāre (“declare property of the fisc”).

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