Where does “cortabolsas” come from?

cortabolsas (Spanish) comes from Spanish cortar, from Latin curto, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

cortabolsas (Spanish): pickpocket

Definitions

  1. pickpocket

Ancestry of “cortabolsas”, step by step

cortabolsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cortar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcortarto cut; to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut...
2LatincurtoI shorten, cut short, abbreviate
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Spanish bolsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbolsabag; coin purse; purse, handbag
2Latinbursaoxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
3Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Latin curto →