Where does “pífio” come from?

pífio (Portuguese) comes from Spanish pifia, from Spanish pifiar, from Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

pífio (Portuguese): cheap; despicable

Definitions

  1. cheap; despicable

Ancestry of “pífio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpifiasmall flaw, defect; mistake, fault, error
2Spanishpifiarto drop the ball, screw up, mess up; to boo; to...
3Middle High Germanpfīfen
4Old High Germanphīfōn
5LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipo
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