Where does “aficionado” come from?
aficionado (French) comes from Spanish aficionado, from Spanish aficionar, from Spanish afición, from Latin affectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
aficionado (French): aficionado (all senses)
Definitions
- aficionado (all senses)
Ancestry of “aficionado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | aficionado | fond; amateur; fan, hobbyist, aficionado |
| 2 | Spanish | aficionar | To get someone interested in something; to get... |
| 3 | Spanish | afición | fondness, inclination; hobby; persistence,... |
| 4 | Latin | affectio | The relation or disposition towards something... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |