Where does “tontería” come from?
tontería (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ería, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
tontería (Spanish): something that is dumb; something of little...
Definitions
- something that is dumb; something of little...
Ancestry of “tontería”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -ería | Turns a noun into a store or restaurant that... |
| 2 | Latin | -āria | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |