Where does “chivar” come from?
chivar (Spanish) comes from Spanish gibar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
chivar (Spanish): to annoy; to snitch, tattle, rat, egg, squeal
Definitions
- to annoy; to snitch, tattle, rat, egg, squeal
Ancestry of “chivar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gibar | to bug; pester; hack off |
| 2 | Spanish | -ar | In adjectives, indicating membership or status;... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | -ar | indicates membership or status |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |