Where does “tobillero” come from?

tobillero (Spanish) comes from Spanish tobillo, from Old Spanish touiello, from Vulgar Latin tubellum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tobillero (Spanish): ankle-high

Definitions

  1. ankle-high

Ancestry of “tobillero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtobilloankle
2Old Spanishtouielloankle
3Vulgar Latintubellum—
4Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
5Proto-Italictūβos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic tūβos →Every word from Latin tūber →