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Where does “rojizo” come from?

rojizo (Spanish) comes from Spanish -izo, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

rojizo (Spanish): reddish

Definitions

  1. reddish

Ancestry of “rojizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-izoForms adjectives from other adjectives, nouns,...
2Latin-icius-itious
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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