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Where does “letame” come from?

letame (Spanish) comes from Italian letame, from Latin laetāmen, from Latin laetō, from Latin Laetus, from Gothic *𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃, from Proto-Germanic lētaz, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

letame (Spanish): manure, fertilizer

Definitions

  1. manure, fertilizer

Ancestry of “letame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianletamemanure; immorality, corruption
2Latinlaetāmen—
3Latinlaetō—
4LatinLaetus—
5Gothic*𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃—
6Proto-Germaniclētazfreeman; bondsman; serf
7Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →