Where does “chusma” come from?
chusma (Spanish) comes from Spanish chisme, from Spanish cisma, from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα, from Ancient Greek σχίζω, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
chusma (Spanish): mob rude or vulgar group of people
Definitions
- mob rude or vulgar group of people
Ancestry of “chusma”, step by step
chusma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish chisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chisme | gossip; trinket, gadget; thingy |
| 2 | Spanish | cisma | schism |
| 3 | Latin | schisma | schism (a split or separation within a group or organization) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχίσμα | That which is divided: division, rent, split; A... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχίζω | I split, cleave; I divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |