Where does βa quemarropaβ come from?
a quemarropa (Spanish) comes from Spanish ropa, from Gothic ππ°πΏππ°, from Gothic ππ°πΏππΎπ°π½, from Proto-Germanic raupijanΔ , from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.
a quemarropa (Spanish): at a distance such that the deflagration of the bullet's powder can leave a burnt mark on the victim's clothes
Definitions
- at a distance such that the deflagration of the bullet's powder can leave a burnt mark on the victim's clothes
Ancestry of βa quemarropaβ, step by step
a quemarropa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish ropa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ropa | garment, clothing, clothes |
| 2 | Gothic | ππ°πΏππ° | β |
| 3 | Gothic | ππ°πΏππΎπ°π½ | to pick, pluck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raupijanΔ | to pluck, rip, pull off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | roub ~ reub- | β |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | reup | β |