Where does “albóndiga” come from?

albóndiga (Spanish) comes from Arabic بندق, from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον, from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

albóndiga (Spanish): meatball

Definitions

  1. meatball

Ancestry of “albóndiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabic بندق hazelnut
2Ancient GreekΠοντικόν κάρυονhazelnut
3Ancient GreekποντικόςPontic
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “albóndiga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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