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Where does “espinilla” come from?

espinilla (Spanish) comes from Spanish -illa, from Old Spanish -iella, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

espinilla (Spanish): shinbone; pimple, blackhead

Definitions

  1. shinbone; pimple, blackhead

Ancestry of “espinilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-illaAdded to feminine nouns to denote a diminutive...
2Old Spanish-iellaA diminutive suffix
3Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
4Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “espinilla”

  • espinillera
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