Where does “navajita” come from?
navajita (Spanish) comes from Spanish navaja, from Vulgar Latin navac(u)la, from Latin novācula, from Proto-Italic *(ks)nowātlā, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Ancestry of “navajita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | navaja | razor; pocketknife, penknife, jackknife; razor... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | navac(u)la | — |
| 3 | Latin | novācula | a sharp knife which was used for shaving |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *(ks)nowātlā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |