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Where does “engolosinar” come from?

engolosinar (Spanish) comes from Spanish golosina, from Spanish -ina, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

engolosinar (Spanish): to tempt; entice; to be fond of

Definitions

  1. to tempt; entice; to be fond of

Ancestry of “engolosinar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgolosinacandy
2Spanish-ina-ine; -in; A diminutive suffix for feminine nouns...
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle French-é—
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →