Where does “candado” come from?
candado (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cadnado, from Latin catēnātum, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
candado (Spanish): lock, padlock
Ancestry of “candado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | cadnado | — |
| 2 | Latin | catēnātum | — |
| 3 | Latin | catēna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
Words derived from “candado”