Where does “picaresque” come from?

picaresque (English) comes from Spanish picaresco, from Spanish -esco, from Spanish -sco, from Late Latin -iscus.

picaresque (English): Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues;...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues;...

Ancestry of “picaresque”, step by step

picaresque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish picaresco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpicarescopicaresque
2Spanish-escoAlternative form of -sco; -esque
3Spanish-scoForms adjectives that signify "relation" to the...
4Late Latin-iscus—

via English picaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpicarorogue, adventurer
2Spanishpícarolacking honor; malicious; cunning

Words derived from “picaresque”

Every word from Late Latin -iscus →Every word from Spanish -esco →Every word from Spanish -sco →
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