Where does “páxaro” come from?
páxaro (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
Ancestry of “páxaro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | passarum | genitive feminine plural of passus |
| 2 | Latin | passer | sparrow; turbot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |