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Where does “ladronzuelo” come from?

ladronzuelo (Spanish) comes from Spanish -uelo, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

ladronzuelo (Spanish): small-time thief

Definitions

  1. small-time thief

Ancestry of “ladronzuelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-uelodiminutive suffix for nouns; emphasizes contempt...
2Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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