Where does “ensuciar” come from?

ensuciar (Spanish) comes from Spanish sucio, from Latin succidus, from Latin sucidus, from Old Occitan sotz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

ensuciar (Spanish): to dirty, soil, to stain; to foul, to defile; to...

Definitions

  1. to dirty, soil, to stain; to foul, to defile; to...

Ancestry of “ensuciar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsuciodirty, filthy; sinful, tainted; obscene, vulgar
2LatinsuccidusAlternative spelling of sūcidus
3Latinsucidusjuicy, sappy, full of sap; fresh, plump; oily,...
4Old Occitansotzunder; underneath
5Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
6Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
7Proto-Italicsupounder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Italic supo
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