Where does “orzuelo” come from?
orzuelo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish orçuelo, from Latin hordeolus, from Latin hordeum, from Proto-Italic horzdeom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥sdeyom — bristly.
orzuelo (Spanish): stye
Definitions
- stye
Ancestry of “orzuelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | orçuelo | stye |
| 2 | Latin | hordeolus | a stye in the eye |
| 3 | Latin | hordeum | barley |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | horzdeom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥sdeyom | bristly |