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Where does “compincharse” come from?

compincharse (Spanish) comes from Spanish compinche, from Spanish pinche, from Spanish pinchar, from Spanish punchar, from Spanish punzar, from Vulgar Latin puntiare, from Latin punctiāre, from Latin punctus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

compincharse (Spanish): to gang up

Definitions

  1. to gang up

Ancestry of “compincharse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcompinchesidekick, wingman, partner; crony; buddy, homie,...
2Spanishpinchedamned, goddamned; stingy, cheap; a kitchen...
3Spanishpincharto puncture, prick, pierce; to poke; to sting
4Spanishpuncharto pierce; to punch
5Spanishpunzarto perforate, punch; to sting, twinge
6Vulgar Latinpuntiare—
7Latinpunctiāre—
8Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
9Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
10Proto-Italic-tus—
11Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
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