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Where does “sacadineros” come from?

sacadineros (Spanish) comes from Spanish dinero, from Vulgar Latin dinarius, from Latin dēnārius, from Latin dēnī, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

sacadineros (Spanish): waste of money; swindler, rip-off merchant

Definitions

  1. waste of money; swindler, rip-off merchant

Ancestry of “sacadineros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdineromoney; wealth
2Vulgar Latindinarius—
3Latindēnārius—
4Latindēnī—
5Latindecemten; 10
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nos—
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →