Where does “apolillado” come from?

apolillado (Spanish) comes from Spanish apolillar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

apolillado (Spanish): moth-eaten

Definitions

  1. moth-eaten

Ancestry of “apolillado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishapolillarto eat away; to become moth-eaten; to get old
2Spanishá-a-, non-, -less
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Spanish á- →