Where does “tontada” come from?
tontada (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ada, from Spanish -ado, from Old Spanish -ado, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
tontada (Spanish): silly thing
Definitions
- silly thing
Ancestry of “tontada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | -ada | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 2 | Spanish | -ado | Suffix indicating the masculine singular past... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | -ado | forms the masculine singular past participle of regular |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |