Where does “majadería” come from?
majadería (Spanish) comes from Spanish majadero, from Spanish majar, from Romanian majă, from Hungarian mázsa, from Italian massa, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω — to knead, stroke.
majadería (Spanish): malarkey, malarky, nonsense, rubbish
Definitions
- malarkey, malarky, nonsense, rubbish
Ancestry of “majadería”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | majadero | fool; clown; pestle |
| 2 | Spanish | majar | to crush; to pound; to grind |
| 3 | Romanian | majă | weight unit |
| 4 | Hungarian | mázsa | quintal |
| 5 | Italian | massa | mass; crowd |
| 6 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |