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obviar.

to obviate (to avoid a future problem)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ob.viˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[ob.viˈa(h)]Brazil/obˈvja(ʁ)/Brazil[obˈvja(h)]Brazil

  1. to obviate (to avoid a future problem)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin obvius 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 obviārebor. Portuguese obviar Borrowed from Latin obviāre.

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