entrar

/enˈtɾaɾ/ · A1 · verb

to enter

🚪 entrar = enter: same Latin root intrare, to go within

Spanish entrar and English enter both come from Latin intrare, built on intra (within). Swap the English -er ending for the Spanish -ar verb ending and you have it. The same root gives entrance and entry, matching Spanish la entrada.

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