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Where does “boludo” come from?

boludo (Spanish) comes from Spanish -udo, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

boludo (Spanish): jackass, moron, immature; dude, mate; wealthy

Definitions

  1. jackass, moron, immature; dude, mate; wealthy

Ancestry of “boludo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-udoA suffix appended to nouns to form adjectives ,...
2Latin-utus—
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “boludo”

  • dolobu
  • boludez
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →