Where does “blanquirrojo” come from?

blanquirrojo (Spanish) comes from Spanish y, from Old Spanish e, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

blanquirrojo (Spanish): white and red

Definitions

  1. white and red

Ancestry of “blanquirrojo”, step by step

blanquirrojo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish y

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishyand; plus, and; well
2Old Spanisheand
3Latinetand; plus; though, even if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Spanish Rojo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishRojored colour
2Spanishrojored; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,...
3Latinrusseusdark red
4Latinrussusred, reddish-brown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Spanish blanco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishblancowhite; argent; target
2Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti