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Where does “pelotudez” come from?

pelotudez (Spanish) comes from Spanish pelotudo, from Spanish pelota, from Latin pila, 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.

pelotudez (Spanish): stupidity

Definitions

  1. stupidity

Ancestry of “pelotudez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpelotudostupid, dumb; dummy, idiot, boob
2Spanishpelotaball; ball game; testicle
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlus—
5Latinpīlum—
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
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