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Where does “vándalo” come from?

vándalo (Spanish) comes from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vándalo (Spanish): vandal; hooligan; lout; thug; yob, yobbo; punk;...

Definitions

  1. vandal; hooligan; lout; thug; yob, yobbo; punk;...

Ancestry of “vándalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVandalusVandal
2Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “vándalo”

  • vandalismo
  • vandálico
  • vandalizar
  • bandalismo
  • bandalismo
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