Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “acariciar” come from?

acariciar (Spanish) comes from Spanish caricia, from Italian carezza, from Italian -ezza, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

acariciar (Spanish): to caress; to fondle; to stroke

Definitions

  1. to caress; to fondle; to stroke

Ancestry of “acariciar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcariciacaress
2Italiancarezzacaress; pat, pet
3Italian-ezzaAdded to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity;...
4Latin-itia-ness, -ity
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “acariciar”

  • acariciable
  • acariciador
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →