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Where does “asesinato” come from?

asesinato (Spanish) comes from Spanish asesinar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

asesinato (Spanish): murder, homicide; assassination

Definitions

  1. murder, homicide; assassination

Ancestry of “asesinato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishasesinarto murder
2Spanish-arIn adjectives, indicating membership or status;...
3Old Spanish-ar—
4Latin-ō—
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →