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Where does “despacio” come from?

despacio (Spanish) comes from Spanish dé, from Old Spanish de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

despacio (Spanish): slowly; quietly

Definitions

  1. slowly; quietly

Ancestry of “despacio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdé
2Old Spanishde—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “despacio”

  • despacito
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