îepotar

Verb

 * 1) to arrive by water
 * 2) to weld
 * 3)  to spread
 * 1)  to spread

Usage notes
Old Tupi had three distinct verbs that translated to, depending on the route taken: or  when arriving by land and  when arriving by water. With the evolution of the language and further contact with Portuguese, all three were considered synonyms by the 18th century.