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Where does “amonarse” come from?

amonarse (Spanish) comes from Spanish mona, from Spanish mono, from Spanish maimón, from Arabic ميمون, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

amonarse (Spanish): to get sloshed

Definitions

  1. to get sloshed

Ancestry of “amonarse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmonadrunkenness, fuddle; female equivalent of mono;...
2Spanishmonocute, pretty; blond, blonde; monkey
3Spanishmaimóna type of monkey with having prehensile tail; A...
4Arabicميمونbaboon, mandrill; auspicious, blessed, favorable,...
5Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
6Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
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