Where does “despescuezar” come from?

despescuezar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pescuezo, from Old Spanish pescueço, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

despescuezar (Spanish): to wring a (bird or fowl's) neck

Definitions

  1. to wring a (bird or fowl's) neck

Ancestry of “despescuezar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpescuezoscruff of the neck
2Old Spanishpescueço—
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →