Where does “patidifuso” come from?
patidifuso (Spanish) comes from Spanish pata, from Arabic بط, from Arabic بَطّ, from Persian بت, from Middle Persian bwt', from Bactrian Βοδδο, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás — to be awake, be aware.
patidifuso (Spanish): gobsmacked, astounded
Definitions
- gobsmacked, astounded
Ancestry of “patidifuso”, step by step
patidifuso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish pata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pata | paw, foot, leg; leg; human leg, foot |
| 2 | Arabic | بط | duck; to slit, to rive; verbal noun of بَطَّ |
| 3 | Arabic | بَطّ | duck |
| 4 | Persian | بت | duck; idol; Buddha |
| 5 | Middle Persian | bwt' | Buddha; idol |
| 6 | Bactrian | Βοδδο | Buddha |
| 7 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
via Spanish difuso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | difuso | diffuse; fuzzy |
| 2 | Latin | diffūsus | diffused or spread (throughout) |
| 3 | Latin | diffundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |