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Where does “encobijado” come from?

encobijado (Spanish) comes from Spanish cobijar, from Spanish cobijo, from Latin cubiculum, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- — cattle.

encobijado (Spanish): Wrapped up in a blanket; Murdered and left in...

Definitions

  1. Wrapped up in a blanket; Murdered and left in...

Ancestry of “encobijado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcobijarto cover; to shelter; to protect
2Spanishcobijobedroom; shelter, covering; protection, refuge
3LatincubiculumA small bedroom; bedchamber
4Latincubāre—
5Latincubō—
6Proto-Italickubāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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