Where does “despabilar” come from?
despabilar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pabilo, from Old Spanish pavilo, from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
despabilar (Spanish): to snuff; to wake up, stir up, awaken; to kick...
Definitions
- to snuff; to wake up, stir up, awaken; to kick...
Ancestry of “despabilar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pabilo | candlewick |
| 2 | Old Spanish | pavilo | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *papīlum | — |
| 4 | Latin | papȳrus | — |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |