Where does “despedazamiento” come from?
despedazamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish despedazar, from Spanish pedazo, from Old Spanish pedaço, from Vulgar Latin pitaccium, from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον, from Ancient Greek πιττά, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.
despedazamiento (Spanish): ripping/tearing apart, shredding to pieces
Definitions
- ripping/tearing apart, shredding to pieces
Ancestry of “despedazamiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | despedazar | to tear to pieces |
| 2 | Spanish | pedazo | piece, chunk, hunk, bit, bite; patch; scrap |
| 3 | Old Spanish | pedaço | piece, fragment |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pitaccium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πιττάκιον | writing tablet; a leaf out of a writing tablet,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πιττά | pitch, tar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |