Where does “quijada” come from?
quijada (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish quexada, from Vulgar Latin *capseāta, from Vulgar Latin *capseus, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
quijada (Spanish): jaw, jawbone
Definitions
- jaw, jawbone
Ancestry of “quijada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | quexada | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *capseāta | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *capseus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |