Where does “pelotudo” come from?

pelotudo (Spanish) comes 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.

pelotudo (Spanish): stupid, dumb; dummy, idiot, boob

Definitions

  1. stupid, dumb; dummy, idiot, boob

Ancestry of “pelotudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpelotaball; ball game; testicle
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pelotudo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →