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Where does “abonado” come from?

abonado (Spanish) comes from Esperanto aboni, from Italian abbonarsi, from Italian abbonare, from Italian a-, from Italian staccare, from Italian distaccare, from Middle French destacher, from Old French destachier — to give.

abonado (Spanish): the act of spreading fertilizer; subscriber

Definitions

  1. the act of spreading fertilizer; subscriber

Ancestry of “abonado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoabonito have a subscription, subscribe to
2Italianabbonarsireflexive of abbonare; to subscribe; to buy a...
3Italianabbonareto deduct
4Italiana-ad-; a-
5Italianstaccareto remove, take or take down; to tear out; to...
6Italiandistaccareto separate; to remove, detach, or take off; to...
7Middle Frenchdestacherto detach; to separate
8Old Frenchdestachierto detach; to separate
9Old Frenchdes—
10Old Frenchdeof; from
11Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
12Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
13Latindāre—
14Proto-Italicdidōgive
15Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
16Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →