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
- Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues;...
Ancestry of “picaresque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | picaresco | picaresque |
| 2 | Spanish | -esco | Alternative form of -sco; -esque |
| 3 | Spanish | -sco | Forms adjectives that signify "relation" to the... |
| 4 | Late Latin | -iscus | — |
Words derived from “picaresque”