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Where does “-ajo” come from?

-ajo (Spanish) comes from Latin -aculum, from Latin -aculus.

-ajo (Spanish): Forms pejorative diminutives of adjectives and...

Definitions

  1. Forms pejorative diminutives of adjectives and...

Ancestry of “-ajo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-aculum—
2Latin-aculus—

Words derived from “-ajo”

  • hierbajo
  • arrendajo
  • pequeñajo
Every word from Latin -aculus →