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Where does “nonaficionado” come from?

nonaficionado (English) comes from English aficionado, from Spanish aficionado, from Spanish aficionar, from Spanish afición, from Latin affectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonaficionado (English): One who is not an aficionado

Definitions

  1. One who is not an aficionado

Ancestry of “nonaficionado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaficionadoAn amateur bullfighter; A person who likes, knows...
2Spanishaficionadofond; amateur; fan, hobbyist, aficionado
3SpanishaficionarTo get someone interested in something; to get...
4Spanishaficiónfondness, inclination; hobby; persistence,...
5LatinaffectioThe relation or disposition towards something...
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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