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Where does “aderezo” come from?

aderezo (Spanish) comes from Spanish aderezar, from Spanish derezar, from Latin dērēctiāre, from Latin dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

aderezo (Spanish): seasoning, dressing

Definitions

  1. seasoning, dressing

Ancestry of “aderezo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaderezarto dress, season; to spice up, adorn, bedeck
2SpanishderezarObsolete form of aderezar
3Latindērēctiāre—
4Latindērēctus—
5Latindīrectus—
6Latindīrigō—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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