Where does “dilapidador” come from?

dilapidador (Spanish) comes from Spanish dilapidar, from Latin dilapidō, from Latin dis, from Latin dives, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dilapidador (Spanish): wasteful, profligate

Definitions

  1. wasteful, profligate

Ancestry of “dilapidador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdilapidarto squander, to waste
2Latindilapidōto throw away, squander
3Latindisrich, wealthy; dative/ablative plural of deus
4Latindivesrich, wealthy; productive, fertile; talented
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-
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