Where does “torito de la virgen” come from?

torito de la virgen (Spanish) comes from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a, from German a-Moll, from Hungarian a, from French à, from English avie, from French envie — in.

torito de la virgen (Spanish): antlion

Definitions

  1. antlion

Ancestry of “torito de la virgen”, step by step

torito de la virgen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
2Portuguesethere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
3GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
4Germana-MollA-minor
5Hungarianathe; this; that
6Frenchàto; on the, to; at
7Englishavieemulously
8Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
9Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
10Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
11LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
12Latinīn-un-, non-, not
13Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
14Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
15Proto-Italicenin
16Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Spanish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishof; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner
2Old Spanishdeof; -'s
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Spanish virgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvirgenvirgin; blank
2Latinvirgō
3Ancient Greekπαρθένοςmaidenly; chaste; young, unmarried woman; maiden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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