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Where does “canastillo” come from?

canastillo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish canastiello, from Latin canistellum, from Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

canastillo (Spanish): Diminutive of canasto; a small wicker basket;...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of canasto; a small wicker basket;...

Ancestry of “canastillo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcanastiellowicker basket
2Latincanistellumwicker basket
3Latincanistrumwicker basket
4Ancient Greekκάναστρονwicker basket
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “canastillo”

  • canistel
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