Where does “picaresco” come from?

picaresco (Spanish) comes from Spanish -esco, from Spanish -sco, from Late Latin -iscus.

picaresco (Spanish): picaresque

Definitions

  1. picaresque

Ancestry of “picaresco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-escoAlternative form of -sco; -esque
2Spanish-scoForms adjectives that signify "relation" to the...
3Late Latin-iscus

Words derived from “picaresco

Every word from Late Latin -iscusEvery word from Spanish -escoEvery word from Spanish -sco