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Where does “pitoncito” come from?

pitoncito (Spanish) comes from Spanish pitón, from Ancient Greek Πύθων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

pitoncito (Spanish): Diminutive of pitón; small horn

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of pitón; small horn

Ancestry of “pitoncito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpitónpython; small horn; small tit, breast
2Ancient GreekΠύθωνserpentine monster from Greek mythology
3Ancient Greek-ώνforms words for places
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوك—
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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