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Where does “ponzoñoso” come from?

ponzoñoso (Spanish) comes from Spanish ponzoña, from Latin pōntiōnāre, from Latin pōtiōnāre, from Latin pōtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ponzoñoso (Spanish): poisonous, venomous, toxic

Definitions

  1. poisonous, venomous, toxic

Ancestry of “ponzoñoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishponzoñapoison; venom
2Latinpōntiōnāre—
3Latinpōtiōnāre—
4Latinpōtiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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