Where does “zarcillo” come from?
zarcillo (Spanish) comes from Spanish cercillo, from Old Spanish cerciello, from Latin circellus, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
zarcillo (Spanish): tendril; earring
Definitions
- tendril; earring
Ancestry of “zarcillo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cercillo | Archaic form of zarcillo |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cerciello | — |
| 3 | Latin | circellus | small ring, hoop; earing |
| 4 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |