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Where does “quentapirolas” come from?

quentapirolas (Galician) comes from Galician quentar, from Galician -ar, from Galician ar, from Old Portuguese aar, from Old Portuguese aere, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

quentapirolas (Galician): blue-baller, cock tease, cocktease, cockteaser,...

Definitions

  1. blue-baller, cock tease, cocktease, cockteaser,...

Ancestry of “quentapirolas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianquentarto heat; to anger; to get angry
2Galician-ar-ar; Used to form first conjugation verbs...
3Galicianarair; furthermore, in addition; never
4Old Portugueseaar—
5Old Portugueseaere—
6Latināēr—
7Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
8Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →