Where does β€œuniesquina” come from?

uniesquina (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese esquina, from Old Portuguese esquina, from Gothic πƒπŒΊπŒΉπŒ½πŒ°, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- β€” to cut, cut off, sever.

uniesquina (Portuguese): diploma mill

Definitions

  1. diploma mill

Ancestry of β€œuniesquina”, step by step

uniesquina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese esquina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesquinaangle; corner
2Old Portugueseesquinaβ€”
3GothicπƒπŒΊπŒΉπŒ½πŒ°β€”
4Proto-Germanicskinōplate; rim; piece; shinbone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Portuguese universidade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseuniversidadeuniversity
2Old Portugueseuniversidadeβ€”
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- β†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic skinō β†’
uniesquina β€” Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer