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Where does “asnejón” come from?

asnejón (Spanish) comes from Spanish asno, from Old Spanish asno, from Latin asinus, from Latin acinus, from Latin acies, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

asnejón (Spanish): ass, dolt, idiot

Definitions

  1. ass, dolt, idiot

Ancestry of “asnejón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishasnodonkey, ass; dumbass; ass
2Old Spanishasno—
3Latinasinusa donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a...
4Latinacinusa berry, especially the grape; the seed of a...
5Latinaciessharp edge or point; battle line; battle,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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