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Where does “bodega” come from?

bodega (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.

bodega (Spanish): cellar; winery; stockroom, storeroom

Definitions

  1. cellar; winery; stockroom, storeroom

Ancestry of “bodega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbodega—
2Latinapothēca—
3Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
4Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
5Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
6Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
7Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
8Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
9Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “bodega”

  • bodega
  • bodeguero
  • bodeguero
  • bodega
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