Where does “pringoso” come from?
pringoso (Spanish) comes from Spanish pringue, from Spanish pringar, from Vulgar Latin pendicare, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pringoso (Spanish): greasy, sticky
Definitions
- greasy, sticky
Ancestry of “pringoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pringue | fat; grease; grease, grime, gunk, goo; a... |
| 2 | Spanish | pringar | to drench, dip, or coat in grease or fat; to... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pendicare | present active infinitive of *pendicō |
| 4 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |