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Where does “sucio” come from?

sucio (Spanish) comes from Latin succidus, from Latin sucidus, from Old Occitan sotz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sucio (Spanish): dirty, filthy; sinful, tainted; obscene, vulgar

Definitions

  1. dirty, filthy; sinful, tainted; obscene, vulgar

Ancestry of “sucio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuccidusAlternative spelling of sūcidus
2Latinsucidusjuicy, sappy, full of sap; fresh, plump; oily,...
3Old Occitansotzunder; underneath
4Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupo—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sucio”

  • ensuciar
  • sucísimo
  • sushi
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