Where does “sinvergüenza” come from?
sinvergüenza (Spanish) comes from Spanish vergüenza, from Old Spanish berguença, from Latin verēcundia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
sinvergüenza (Spanish): scoundrel; shamelessness
Definitions
- scoundrel; shamelessness
Ancestry of “sinvergüenza”, step by step
sinvergüenza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish vergüenza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vergüenza | shame; embarrassment |
| 2 | Old Spanish | berguença | regard, respect |
| 3 | Latin | verēcundia | knowing one's place, regarded as a virtue; coyness, modesty |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |