Where does “majaderamente” come from?
majaderamente (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.
majaderamente (Spanish): foolishly
Definitions
- foolishly
Ancestry of “majaderamente”, step by step
majaderamente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish majadero
| 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 |