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Where does “cordero” come from?

cordero (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin cordarius, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cordero (Spanish): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “cordero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincordariuslate-born lamb; lamb
2Latin-ariusUsed to form adjectives from nouns or numerals;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “cordero”

  • kordero
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