botar

Portuguese

/buˈtaɾ/, /boˈtaɾ/

verb
Definitions
  • to put
  • to throw
  • to lay (an egg)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese botar derived from Old French bouter (strike, push) derived from Frankish *bautan (strike, beat, hit, push) derived from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (push, strike, beat, hit) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰau- (beat, strike, hew).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰau-

Gloss

beat, strike, hew

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