Where does “novillada” come from?
novillada (English) comes from Spanish novillada, from Spanish novillo, from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
novillada (English): A bullfight between a novillo and a novillero
Definitions
- A bullfight between a novillo and a novillero
Ancestry of “novillada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | novillada | novillada |
| 2 | Spanish | novillo | young ox, young bull |
| 3 | Latin | novellus | new, young, fresh; novel, newly made |
| 4 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |