Where does “chingazo” come from?
chingazo (Spanish) comes from Spanish chinga, from English chewing gum, from English gum, from Middle English gomme, from Old English guma, from Proto-Germanic gumô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm.
chingazo (Spanish): punch
Definitions
- punch
Ancestry of “chingazo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chinga | chewing gum |
| 2 | English | chewing gum | A flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic... |
| 3 | English | gum | The flesh around the teeth; To chew, especially... |
| 4 | Middle English | gomme | Alternative form of gome; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | guma | man, hero |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |