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Where does “picardía” come from?

picardía (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ía, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

picardía (Spanish): naughtiness, craftiness; act of mischief, dirty...

Definitions

  1. naughtiness, craftiness; act of mischief, dirty...

Ancestry of “picardía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-íaSuffix indicating the first-person singular...
2Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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