Where does “adoquinado” come from?
adoquinado (Spanish) comes from Spanish adoquinar, from Spanish adoquín, from Andalusian Arabic دكان, from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.
adoquinado (Spanish): paved; paving, pavement; cobblestone road
Definitions
- paved; paving, pavement; cobblestone road
Ancestry of “adoquinado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | adoquinar | to pave with cobblestones |
| 2 | Spanish | adoquín | paving stone, flagstone; idiot, blockhead |
| 3 | Andalusian Arabic | دكان | — |
| 4 | Arabic | دُكَّان | shop; dais, estrade |
| 5 | Aramaic | דוכנא | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒍇 | — |
| 7 | Sumerian | 𒆠𒍇 | — |