sarcio

Meaning

  1. (conjugation-4) to patch, botch, mend, repair, restore
  2. (conjugation-4) to make amends, recompense

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Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈsar.ki.oː]
Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *serḱ- (“to mend, make good”), whence also sarcina (“bag; burden”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕρκος (hérkos, “wall, enclosure, defense”), ὅρκος (hórkos), ἑρκάνη (herkánē), ὁρκάνη (horkánē), Hittite [script needed] (šar-nin-k-, “to recompense”).

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