espertar
Meaning
to awake
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[es.peɾ.ˈtaɾ]
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese espertar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *expertare, from *expertus, from Latin experrectus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergiscor (“I awake, I wake up”). Cognate with Portuguese despertar, espertar, Spanish despertar and Catalan despertar.
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