Where does “dilapidar” come from?

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

dilapidar (Spanish): to squander, to waste

Definitions

  1. to squander, to waste

Ancestry of “dilapidar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dilapidar”

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