Where does “paraguazo” come from?
paraguazo (Spanish) comes from Spanish paraguas, from Spanish parar, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
paraguazo (Spanish): A blow/hit with an umbrella
Definitions
- A blow/hit with an umbrella
Ancestry of “paraguazo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | paraguas | umbrella, brolly |
| 2 | Spanish | parar | to stop, halt; to put up, stand up; to lift,... |
| 3 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | parō | — |
| 5 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 8 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |