Where does “engañabobos” come from?
engañabobos (Spanish) comes from Spanish engañar, from Vulgar Latin inganno, from Latin gannio — I yelp, bark; I grumble, snarl; gabble.
engañabobos (Spanish): trickster; trap; trick
Ancestry of “engañabobos”, step by step
engañabobos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish engañar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | engañar | to trick, to deceive, to hoodwink, to cheat; to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | inganno | I trick, deceive |
| 3 | Latin | gannio | I yelp, bark; I grumble, snarl; gabble |
via Spanish bobo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bobo | stupid, silly, naive; A stupid or naive person; a... |
| 2 | Latin | balbus | stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |