Where does “latifundista” come from?
latifundista (Spanish) comes from Spanish latifundio, from Latin lātifundium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
latifundista (Spanish): Owner of a large estate
Definitions
- Owner of a large estate
Ancestry of “latifundista”, step by step
latifundista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish latifundio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | latifundio | large estate, large land property |
| 2 | Latin | lātifundium | great landed estate, large farm |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Czech latifundie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | latifundie | large estate |