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Where does “corazoncito” come from?

corazoncito (Spanish) comes from Spanish corazón, from Old Spanish coraçon, from Vulgar Latin *corāceōnem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

corazoncito (Spanish): sweetheart, sweetie; little heart, poor heart,...

Definitions

  1. sweetheart, sweetie; little heart, poor heart,...

Ancestry of “corazoncito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcorazónheart; emotions, kindness, spirit; the center of...
2Old Spanishcoraçonheart
3Vulgar Latin*corāceōnem—
4Latincorheart; soul, mind
5Proto-Italickordheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
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