Where does “enflaquecimiento” come from?
enflaquecimiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish enflaquecer, from Spanish flaco, from Latin Flaccus, from Latin flaccus — flabby, flaccid, hanging down; flap-eared.
enflaquecimiento (Spanish): weight loss
Definitions
- weight loss
Ancestry of “enflaquecimiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | enflaquecer | to make thin, weaken, emaciate; to thin out, lose... |
| 2 | Spanish | flaco | skinny, thin, slim; a thin man; urine, urination,... |
| 3 | Latin | Flaccus | a cognomen used by the |
| 4 | Latin | flaccus | flabby, flaccid, hanging down; flap-eared |