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Where does “aguijón” come from?

aguijón (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *aquīleō, from Latin acūleus, from Latin -uleus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

aguijón (Spanish): sting of an insect; thorn of a plant; spur

Definitions

  1. sting of an insect; thorn of a plant; spur

Ancestry of “aguijón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*aquīleō—
2Latinacūleus—
3Latin-uleussuffix forming masculine diminutives
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “aguijón”

  • aguijonear
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