Where does “cantueso” come from?
cantueso (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *chamaethusius, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
cantueso (Spanish): lavender
Ancestry of “cantueso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *chamaethusius | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |