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Where does “huelguista” come from?

huelguista (Spanish) comes from Spanish huelga, from Spanish holgar, from Latin follicāre, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

huelguista (Spanish): striker

Definitions

  1. striker

Ancestry of “huelguista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhuelgastrike
2Spanishholgarto rest , be idle
3Latinfollicāre—
4Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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