abrir

/aˈbɾiɾ/ · A1 · verb

to open, open up

🚪🔑 abrir = aperture: both from Latin aperire, to open

Latin aperire (to open) gave Spanish abrir and English aperture, the opening in a camera lens. The p softened to b on the way into Spanish. Same root sits behind aperitif, the drink that opens a meal.

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