verb/aeˈt͡ʃaɾ/
to winnow (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Proto-Italic *adfakjō Proto-Italic *adfaktāō Latin affectāre Spanish ahechar Inherited from Latin affectāre (“to pursue, to cling to, to seize”). Doublet of afectar and afeitar.