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