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Where does “chivito” come from?

chivito (English) comes from Spanish chivito, from Spanish -ito, from Latin -ittus, from Proto-Italic -tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

chivito (English): A Uruguayan sandwich made with filet mignon,...

Definitions

  1. A Uruguayan sandwich made with filet mignon,...

Ancestry of “chivito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishchivitoDiminutive of chivo; chivito, a Uruguayan...
2Spanish-itoForms diminutives of nouns; Forms names of...
3Latin-ittusdiminutive suffix, used to create nouns
4Proto-Italic-tosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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