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Where does “pelirrojito” come from?

pelirrojito (Spanish) comes from Spanish pelirrojo, from Spanish pelo, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pelirrojito (Spanish): Diminutive of pelirrojo

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of pelirrojo

Ancestry of “pelirrojito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpelirrojoredheaded; redhead
2Spanishpelohair; fur
3Latinpīlus—
4Latinpīlum—
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
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