Where does “chinchillada” come from?
chinchillada (English) comes from English enchilada, from Spanish enchilada, from Spanish enchilar, from Spanish en-, from Old Spanish en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
chinchillada (English): An enchilada made with chinchilla meat
Definitions
- An enchilada made with chinchilla meat
Ancestry of “chinchillada”, step by step
chinchillada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enchilada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enchilada | A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a... |
| 2 | Spanish | enchilada | a meal consisting of rolled tortillas baked in a... |
| 3 | Spanish | enchilar | to add chile; to sting; to become red in the face |
| 4 | Spanish | en- | en- all meanings |
| 5 | Old Spanish | en- | — |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English chinchilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chinchilla | Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the... |
| 2 | Spanish | chinchilla | chinchilla |