Where does “hediondo” come from?

hediondo (Portuguese) comes from Spanish hediondo, from Vulgar Latin *fētibundus, from Latin fēteō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

hediondo (Portuguese): heinous

Definitions

  1. heinous

Ancestry of “hediondo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhediondostinking
2Vulgar Latin*fētibundus
3Latinfēteōto have a bad smell, stink
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Latin fēteōEvery word from Vulgar Latin *fētibundus
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