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Where does “alcaldesa” come from?

alcaldesa (Spanish) comes from Spanish -esa, from Spanish -és, from Spanish política, from Spanish político, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

alcaldesa (Spanish): female equivalent of alcalde, female mayor; The...

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of alcalde, female mayor; The...

Ancestry of “alcaldesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-esafeminine singular of -és
2Spanish-ésForms nouns and adjectives of nationality;...
3Spanishpolíticapolitics; policy; female equivalent of político
4Spanishpolíticopolitical; in-law; politician
5Latinpolīticus—
6Swedishpolitiskpolitical, having to do with politics
7Swedishpolitikpolitics
8Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
9Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
10Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
11Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
12Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
13Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
14Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “alcaldesa”

  • vicealcaldesa
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