Where does “piojo” come from?
piojo (Spanish) comes from Latin peduclus, from Latin peduculus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
piojo (Spanish): a louse, a cootie
Ancestry of “piojo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | peduclus | Alternative form of pēduculus |
| 2 | Latin | peduculus | Alternative form of pēdiculus; louse |
| 3 | Latin | pedīculus | — |
| 4 | Latin | pēdis | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “piojo”