Where does “asustar” come from?

asustar (Spanish) comes from Spanish niño, from Vulgar Latin ninnus.

asustar (Spanish): to scare, to frighten, to spook

Definitions

  1. to scare, to frighten, to spook

Ancestry of “asustar”, step by step

asustar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish niño

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishniñochild; boy, girl
2Vulgar Latinninnus

via Spanish susto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsustofright

Words derived from “asustar

Every word from Vulgar Latin ninnus