Where does “carnicería” come from?
carnicería (Galician) comes from Galician -aría, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
carnicería (Galician): butchershop; slaughter, carnage
Definitions
- butchershop; slaughter, carnage
Ancestry of “carnicería”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | -aría | forms names of places where the suffixed product is produced or sold, or the suffixed service is provided; -ery |
| 2 | Spanish | -ar | In adjectives, indicating membership or status;... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | -ar | indicates membership or status |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |