Where does “meximono” come from?

meximono (Spanish) comes from Spanish moño, from Spanish maimón, from Arabic ميمون, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

Ancestry of “meximono”, step by step

meximono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish moño

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmoñobun, chignon; bow; bow tie, bowtie
2Spanishmaimóna type of monkey with having prehensile tail; A...
3Arabicميمونbaboon, mandrill; auspicious, blessed, favorable,...
4Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
5Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—

via Spanish mexicano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmexicanoMexican
2SpanishMéxicoMexico
3Classical NahuatlMēxihcoMexico
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic ميمون →
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