Where does “chantajista” come from?
chantajista (Spanish) comes from Spanish chantaje, from French chantage, from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
chantajista (Spanish): blackmailer
Definitions
- blackmailer
Ancestry of “chantajista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chantaje | blackmail; extortion, blackmailing |
| 2 | French | chantage | blackmail, shakedown |
| 3 | French | -age | Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 4 | Middle French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 5 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 6 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -āticum | — |