Where does “promiscuidad” come from?

promiscuidad (Spanish) comes from Spanish promiscuo, from Latin prōmiscuus, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

promiscuidad (Spanish): promiscuity

Definitions

  1. promiscuity

Ancestry of “promiscuidad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpromiscuomixed, ambiguous; promiscuous
2Latinprōmiscuusnot separate or distinct, mixed; mutual, shared
3Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
4Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →