Where does “delantalito” come from?
delantalito (Spanish) comes from Spanish delantal, from Spanish delante, from Old Spanish denante, from Old Portuguese enante, from Latin in ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “delantalito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | delantal | apron |
| 2 | Spanish | delante | in front of, before; forward, forwards; ahead |
| 3 | Old Spanish | denante | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | enante | — |
| 5 | Latin | in ante | before |
| 6 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |