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Where does “merindad” come from?

merindad (Spanish) comes from Spanish -dad, from Old Spanish -dat, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

merindad (Spanish): A county subdivision, larger than a municipality...

Definitions

  1. A county subdivision, larger than a municipality...

Ancestry of “merindad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-dadUsed in forming a noun to represent the property...
2Old Spanish-dat—
3Latin-tās—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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