Where does “morriñada” come from?

morriñada (Galician) comes from Galician morriña, from Latin mori, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr — to die.

morriñada (Galician): fragments and litter left over in the firewood bin

Definitions

  1. fragments and litter left over in the firewood bin

Ancestry of “morriñada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmorriñalonging; nostalgia; homesickness; murrain; grime
2Latinmoripresent active infinitive of morior; dative...
3LatinmoriorI die; I decay, wither
4Proto-Italic*moriōrto die
Every word from Proto-Italic *moriōr →Every word from Latin morior →Every word from Latin mori →