Where does “momazo” come from?
momazo (Spanish) comes from Spanish momo, from Spanish meme, from English meme, from French mémé, from French mamie, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō — shiny, light brown.
momazo (Spanish): A meme, especially when it is considered very funny
Definitions
- A meme, especially when it is considered very funny
Ancestry of “momazo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | momo | funny face; silly face |
| 2 | Spanish | meme | meme unit of cultural information |
| 3 | English | meme | Any unit of cultural information, such as a... |
| 4 | French | mémé | Grandma, granny, nana |
| 5 | French | mamie | granny, grandma |
| 6 | Romanian | mamă | mother |
| 7 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 8 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |