Where does “mezquino” come from?
mezquino (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish mesquino, from Arabic مِسْكِين, from Classical Syriac ܡܣܟܝܢܐ, from Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא, from Akkadian muškēnum — commoner, dependent (a class of people dependent or reliant on others, unable to provide supplies on their own).
mezquino (Spanish): miserly, mean, stingy; petty, small-minded
Definitions
- miserly, mean, stingy; petty, small-minded
Ancestry of “mezquino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | mesquino | poor |
| 2 | Arabic | مِسْكِين | poor, to be pitied |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܡܣܟܝܢܐ | poor, poverty-stricken, needy; meager/meagre,... |
| 4 | Aramaic | מִסְכֵּינָא | — |
| 5 | Akkadian | muškēnum | commoner, dependent (a class of people dependent or reliant on others, unable to provide supplies on their own) |