Where does “apendejado” come from?

apendejado (Spanish) comes from Spanish apendejar, from Spanish pendejo, from Latin pectinīculum, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

apendejado (Spanish): dumbstruck

Definitions

  1. dumbstruck

Ancestry of “apendejado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishapendejarto frighten (someone)
2SpanishpendejoA pubic hair; arsehole, asshole, dirtbag,...
3Latinpectinīculumlittle comb
4Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
5Proto-Italicpektencomb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →