Where does “pintaúñas” come from?
pintaúñas (Spanish) comes from Spanish pintar, from Vulgar Latin pinctare, from Latin pictāre, from Latin pingere, from Latin pingo, from Latin pango, from Proto-Italic pangō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
pintaúñas (Spanish): nail polish
Definitions
- nail polish
Ancestry of “pintaúñas”, step by step
pintaúñas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish pintar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pintar | to paint; to draw; to look, to seem |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pinctare | — |
| 3 | Latin | pictāre | paint |
| 4 | Latin | pingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | pingo | I decorate or embellish; I paint, tint or colour;... |
| 6 | Latin | pango | I fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pangō | to fasten, to fix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Spanish uña
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | uña | claw, hoof, stinger; nail, fingernail, toenail |
| 2 | Old Spanish | una | — |
| 3 | Latin | ūna | together, simultaneously, at the same time |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |