Where does “papanatismo” come from?
papanatismo (Spanish) comes from Spanish papanatas, from Spanish nata, from French natte, from Middle French nate, from Old French nate, from Vulgar Latin natta, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
papanatismo (Spanish): Excessive admiration
Ancestry of “papanatismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | papanatas | gullible person |
| 2 | Spanish | nata | cream; skin; elite |
| 3 | French | natte | plait , braid; mat; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Middle French | nate | — |
| 5 | Old French | nate | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | natta | — |
| 7 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 8 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 9 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 10 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 11 | Latin | madeō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |