Where does “acertijo” come from?

acertijo (Spanish) comes from Spanish acertar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

acertijo (Spanish): riddle

Definitions

riddle

Ancestry of “acertijo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	acertar	to hit, to hit upon; to be right
2	Spanish	á-	a-, non-, -less
3	Ancient Greek	ἀ-	The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4	Proto-Hellenic	hə-	same; together
5	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
6	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Spanish á- →