Where does “besote” come from?
besote (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ote, from Catalan -ot, from Latin -ottus — a kind of.
besote (Spanish): Augmentative of beso, big kiss
Definitions
- Augmentative of beso, big kiss
Ancestry of “besote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -ote | emphasizes size; emphasizes contempt for subject |
| 2 | Catalan | -ot | A suffix to form augmentatives; A suffix used to... |
| 3 | Latin | -ottus | a kind of |