Where does “matapioyos” come from?

matapioyos (Asturian) comes from Asturian mata, from Asturian matar, from Latin mactāre.

matapioyos (Asturian): thumb

Definitions

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Ancestry of “matapioyos”, step by step

matapioyos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Asturian mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianmatainflection of matar: ## third-person singular...
2Asturianmatarto kill
3Latinmactāre—

via Asturian pioyos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianpioyosplural of pioyu; lice
Every word from Latin mactāre →Every word from Asturian matar →Every word from Asturian mata →