postrar
Significat (English)
- to prostrate, lie prostrate, to lie low
- (reflexive) to prostrate oneself, to kneel, to fall to one's knees (in obedience, to beg etc.)
- to debilitate
Etimologia (English)
In summary
Dissimilated from Old Spanish prostrar (e.g. prostrado in Gonzalo de Berceo, 13th century), a borrowing from Medieval Latin prōstrāre, backformed from prōstrātus, perfect passive participle of prōsternō (“to prostrate, to throw down”).
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