Where does “desperdigar” come from?

desperdigar (Spanish) comes from Spanish perdigar, from Latin perdīx, from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

desperdigar (Spanish): to scatter

Definitions

  1. to scatter

Ancestry of “desperdigar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishperdigarto fry lighty
2Latinperdīxpartridge
3Ancient Greekπέρδιξpartridge
4Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
5Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetorEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai
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