Where does “pendejo” come from?

pendejo (English) comes from Spanish pendejo, from Latin pectinīculum, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

pendejo (English): A stupid person

Definitions

  1. A stupid person

Ancestry of “pendejo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpendejoA pubic hair; arsehole, asshole, dirtbag,...
2Latinpectinīculumlittle comb
3Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
4Proto-Italicpektencomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →
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