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Where does “espacioso” come from?

espacioso (Spanish) comes from Latin spatiosus, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

espacioso (Spanish): spacious

Definitions

  1. spacious

Ancestry of “espacioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspatiosusspacious, roomy; wide, long
2LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
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