ximio
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sīmius, from sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from sīmus (“flat-nosed”), from Ancient Greek σῑμός (sīmós).
Pronunciation
Noun
ximio m (plural ximios)
- ape, monkey
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 98v.
- Et que deſcenda ſobreſta piedra la uertud de figura de oḿe que lieua dos uacas. ¬ un ximio ¬ un oſſo ante ſi.
- And when over this stone descends the virtue of the figure of the man who has two cows, a monkey and a bear before him.
- Et que deſcenda ſobreſta piedra la uertud de figura de oḿe que lieua dos uacas. ¬ un ximio ¬ un oſſo ante ſi.
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 98v.
Related terms
Descendants
- Spanish: jimio