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