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Where does “mampostería” come from?

mampostería (Spanish) comes from Spanish mampostero, from Spanish mampuesto, from Spanish puesto, from Latin posso, from Finnish possu, from Finnish porsas, from Proto-Finnic porcas, from Romanian porc — passed , crossed.

mampostería (Spanish): masonry, stonemasonry

Definitions

  1. masonry, stonemasonry

Ancestry of “mampostería”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmamposteromason; stonemason
2Spanishmampuestorough stone; wall; weapon rest
3Spanishpuestomarket stall, market stand; professional...
4Latinpossoto be able
5Finnishpossupiggy, pig, piglet; a slovenly person; pork
6FinnishporsasA piglet; Pork; A pig in the sense of messy,...
7Proto-Finnicporcaspiglet
8Romanianporcpig , hog, swine; pork
9Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
10Proto-Italicporkospig
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
12Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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