Where does “pedichón” come from?
pedichón (Galician) comes from Galician pedichar, from Galician pedir, from Old Portuguese pedir, from Latin petīre, from Latin petere, from Latin peto, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
pedichón (Galician): cadge; moocher; sponger
Definitions
- cadge; moocher; sponger
Ancestry of “pedichón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | pedichar | to crave |
| 2 | Galician | pedir | to ask for; to request; to order |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | pedir | — |
| 4 | Latin | petīre | — |
| 5 | Latin | petere | present active infinitive of petō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | peto | I ask, beg, request; I make for; I seek, aim at,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |