Where does “apendejar” come from?

apendejar (Spanish) comes 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.

apendejar (Spanish): to frighten (someone)

Definitions

  1. to frighten (someone)

Ancestry of “apendejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpendejoA pubic hair; arsehole, asshole, dirtbag,...
2Latinpectinīculumlittle comb
3Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
4Proto-Italicpektencomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “apendejar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →