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Where does “aficionado” come from?

aficionado (Spanish) comes from Spanish aficionar, from Spanish afición, from Latin affectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

aficionado (Spanish): fond; amateur; fan, hobbyist, aficionado

Definitions

  1. fond; amateur; fan, hobbyist, aficionado

Ancestry of “aficionado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishaficionarTo get someone interested in something; to get...
2Spanishaficiónfondness, inclination; hobby; persistence,...
3LatinaffectioThe relation or disposition towards something...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “aficionado”

  • aficionado
  • nonaficionado
  • aficionado
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