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Where does “bochornoso” come from?

bochornoso (Spanish) comes from Spanish bochorno, from Latin Vulturnus, from Latin volvere, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

bochornoso (Spanish): degrading, shameful; sweltering, sultry

Definitions

  1. degrading, shameful; sweltering, sultry

Ancestry of “bochornoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbochornohot summer wind; suffocating heat; swelter; blush
2LatinVulturnusof or belonging to the river which is now the...
3Latinvolverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinvolvoI roll, tumble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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