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Where does “delicado” come from?

delicado (Spanish) comes from Latin delicatus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

delicado (Spanish): delicate; refined; fussy

Definitions

  1. delicate; refined; fussy

Ancestry of “delicado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindelicatusalluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft,...
2Latindēliciae—
3Latindēliciō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “delicado”

  • delicadamente
  • delikado
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