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Where does “palabrota” come from?

palabrota (Spanish) comes from Spanish palabra, from Old Spanish parabla, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus.

palabrota (Spanish): offensive word, swear word, swear

Definitions

  1. offensive word, swear word, swear

Ancestry of “palabrota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalabraword; wording
2Old Spanishparablaword
3LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
4Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
5Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
6Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
7Ancient Greekπαρά
8Latinverēdus—
9Gaulishwerēdoshorse
10Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “palabrota”

  • palabrota
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