Where does “zacatonero” come from?

zacatonero (Spanish) comes from Spanish zacatón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

zacatonero (Spanish): Any of various New World sparrows (Passerellidae)

Definitions

  1. Any of various New World sparrows (Passerellidae)

Ancestry of “zacatonero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishzacatónMexican broomroot (Muhlenbergia macroura)
2Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
3English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētumvinegar
10French-ateate
11Latin-ātused
12Proto-Italic-ātos
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate