Where does “felón” come from?

felón (Spanish) comes from Old French felon, from Medieval Latin fello, from Frankish fellō, from Proto-Germanic fillô, from Proto-Germanic faluz, from Proto-Indo-European pol- — to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...

felón (Spanish): treacherous; wicked; villain

Definitions

  1. treacherous; wicked; villain

Ancestry of “felón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfelonevildoer; wrongdoer; immoral person; bastard;...
2Medieval LatinfelloI suck; I fellate, perform fellatio, suck off;...
3Frankishfellōevildoer; wicked person
4Proto-Germanicfillô
5Proto-Germanicfaluzterrible; cruel; bad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpol-to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pol-Every word from Proto-Germanic faluzEvery word from Proto-Germanic fillô
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