ganar
Spanish
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to gain
- (transitive) to earn
- (sports) to win
- (transitive) to defeat, to beat
- (transitive) to reach; to attain
- (reflexive) to position oneself, to situate oneself
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish ganar inherited from Latin ganō, gano, ganāre derived from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 (covet).
Origin
Gothic
*𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽
Gloss
covet
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *wadaniāre, *wadaniō, *wadanio Latin
- ganare Latin
- ganatus Latin
- gano Latin
- ganō, gano, ganāre Latin
- guadagnabile Italian
- guadagnare Italian
- riguadagnare Italian
- gana Spanish, Castilian
- ganable Spanish, Castilian
- ganador Spanish, Castilian
- ganancia Spanish, Castilian
- ganhador Portuguese
- ganhar Portuguese
- *ganēną Proto-Germanic
- *waiþanjaną Proto-Germanic
- guanyador Catalan, Valencian
- guanyar Catalan, Valencian
- *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- gãar Old Portuguese
- ganar Asturian
- ganar Old Spanish
- gana Bikol Central
- guadanyar Old Catalan
- ganansya Yogad
- ganare Old Leonese