Where does “Pajarito” come from?

Pajarito (Spanish) comes from Spanish pájaro, from Old Spanish páxaro, from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Pajarito (Spanish): bowtie

Definitions

  1. bowtie

Ancestry of “Pajarito”, step by step

Pajarito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pájaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpájarobird; homosexual; penis
2Old Spanishpáxaro—
3Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
4Latinpassersparrow; turbot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Proto-Celtic wregV-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-CelticwregV-wall, enclosure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wreǵ-close; to close, enclose

Words derived from “Pajarito”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin passer →Every word from Vulgar Latin passarum →