Where does “sujetapapeles” come from?
sujetapapeles (Spanish) comes from Spanish papel, from Catalan paper, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
sujetapapeles (Spanish): paper clip; binder clip
Definitions
- paper clip; binder clip
Ancestry of “sujetapapeles”, step by step
sujetapapeles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish papel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | papel | paper; role |
| 2 | Catalan | paper | paper; role |
| 3 | Old Catalan | paper | paper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing |
| 4 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Spanish sujetar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sujetar | to steady, hold, secure, attach, fasten; to... |
| 2 | Latin | subiectare | — |
| 3 | Latin | subiciō | to throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |