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Where does “leñero” come from?

leñero (Spanish) comes from Latin lignarius, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

leñero (Spanish): rude

Definitions

  1. rude

Ancestry of “leñero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlignariusOf or belonging to wood; carpenter, joiner; wood...
2Latinlīgnum—
3EnglishpolygonumAny of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,...
4Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
5Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
6Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
7Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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