Where does “cantar las cuarenta” come from?
cantar las cuarenta (Spanish) comes from English tute, from English institute, from French institut, from Latin institutum, from Latin institutus, from Latin instituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus.
cantar las cuarenta (Spanish): to read the riot act; tick off; scold; reprimand;...
Definitions
- to read the riot act; tick off; scold; reprimand;...
Ancestry of “cantar las cuarenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tute | Abbreviation of tutorial; Abbreviation of... |
| 2 | English | institute | An organization founded to promote a cause; An... |
| 3 | French | institut | institute |
| 4 | Latin | institutum | custom, principle; decree; intention, plan |
| 5 | Latin | institutus | instituted, built |
| 6 | Latin | instituo | I set up, establish, found, institute or arrange;... |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 9 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |