abuelita

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os

Latin avus

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ ~ *-yeh₂

Latin avia

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Latin -ola

Late Latin aviola

Spanish abuela

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Spanish -ito

Spanish -ita

Spanish abuelita

From abuela + -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abweˈlita/ [a.β̞weˈli.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: a‧bue‧li‧ta

Noun

abuelita f (plural abuelitas, masculine abuelito, masculine plural abuelitos)

1. diminutive of abuela, granny