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Where does “pequeñajo” come from?

pequeñajo (Spanish) comes from Spanish pequeño, from Vulgar Latin peccuinus, from Latin pittus, from Proto-Celtic bikkos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

pequeñajo (Spanish): Diminutive of pequeño, ugly little

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of pequeño, ugly little

Ancestry of “pequeñajo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpequeño"superlative": pequeñísimo; small; little
2Vulgar Latinpeccuinus—
3Latinpittussmall, little
4Proto-Celticbikkossmall, little
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰég-ko-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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