Where does “enflaquecer” come from?
enflaquecer (Spanish) comes from Spanish flaco, from Latin Flaccus, from Latin flaccus — flabby, flaccid, hanging down; flap-eared.
enflaquecer (Spanish): to make thin, weaken, emaciate; to thin out, lose...
Definitions
- to make thin, weaken, emaciate; to thin out, lose...
Ancestry of “enflaquecer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | flaco | skinny, thin, slim; a thin man; urine, urination,... |
| 2 | Latin | Flaccus | — |
| 3 | Latin | flaccus | flabby, flaccid, hanging down; flap-eared |