Where does “callejuela” come from?

callejuela (Spanish) comes from Spanish calleja, from Latin callicula, from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

callejuela (Spanish): alley

Definitions

  1. alley

Ancestry of “callejuela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcallejanarrow street
2Latincalliculalittle road, little street
3Latincallispath; rough, stony track
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latin callis →Every word from Latin callicula →