asombroso

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Spanish a-

Spanish sombrar?

Proto-Indo-European *(H)wenk-der.?

Proto-Italic *unksrā?

Latin umbra

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Spanish solinflu.

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Latin sub-influ.

Spanish sombra

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish asombrardeverb.

Spanish asombro

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Old Spanish -oso

Spanish -oso

Spanish asombroso

From asombro + -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asomˈbɾoso/ [a.sõmˈbɾo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: a‧som‧bro‧so

Adjective

asombroso (feminine asombrosa, masculine plural asombrosos, feminine plural asombrosas)

1. amazing, wondrous, breathtaking, awesome (inspiring awe, wonder or admiration)
2. amazing, astonishing, staggering, astounding, stunning, surprising, startling, stupefying (bewildering with surprise)
3. uncanny (unsettled by experiencing something strange, unusual or otherworldly)

Derived terms

• asombrosamente

Further reading

• “asombroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025