Where does “salpimentar” come from?
salpimentar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pimienta, from Old Spanish pimienta, from Old Spanish pimiento, from Latin pigmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
salpimentar (Spanish): to season with salt and pepper; to spice up, sex...
Definitions
- to season with salt and pepper; to spice up, sex...
Ancestry of “salpimentar”, step by step
salpimentar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish pimienta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pimienta | pepper |
| 2 | Old Spanish | pimienta | pepper, peppercorns |
| 3 | Old Spanish | pimiento | pepper plant |
| 4 | Latin | pigmentum | A material for coloring; color, paint, pigment,... |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |