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delante (Adverb) "in front of" 10th cent. From Old Spanish denante. From de and enante. Enante is from Late Latin inante, from in (see en) and ante "before" (see antes). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
delgado (Adjective) "thin" 11th cent. From Latin delicatus "charming," "tender," "effeminate;" from an unattested verb *delicare "to charm." From de "from" (see de) and lacere "to draw," "to entice." For the etymology of lacere, from Proto-Italic *lak-i- "to draw." Of uncertain origin, though most theories place it firmly within the Indo-European family and not a loan from outside (see de Vaan (2015) for a discussion of theories). Origin of the surnames Delgado, Delicado, and the diminutive Delgadillo, first given as nicknames to slender people. Indo-European Romance Portuguese delgado, Galician delgado, Catalan delgat, Italian delicato Italic Venetic lag[sto] (?) "offered?," Oscan kellaked (?) "brought" (analyzed as *ke-le-lak-ed with a *ke- and reduplication of *lak-i) Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008. Tibón, G. Diccionario etimológico comparado de los apellidos españoles, hispanoamericanos y filipinos. Editorial Diana: Mexico. 1988.
demás (Adjective, Pronoun) "remaining," "the rest" From the Latin phrase de magis 'id.' See de and más respectively. Used only after a definite article. Indo-European Romance Asturian demás, Portuguese demais, Galician demais Preservation of the Latin phrase de magis in Spanish is remarkable as it is a very archaic feature. De magis is not found in Latin writing after the 2nd cent. BCE (Penny 2002). Penny, R. J. A History of the Spanish Language. Cambridge University Press. 2002. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
demasía f. (Noun) "excess" From demás and -ía. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
demasiado (Adjective) "too much," "excessively" From demasía and -ado. Indo-European Romance Asturian demasiáu, Portuguese demasiado, Galician desmasiado Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
demonio m. (Noun,) "devil," "demon" 13th cent. From Latin daemonium 'id.,' borrowed from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion) "spirit," from δαίμων ‎(daímon) "god." From late Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-i̯-mo- "divided (from the people)," from the root *deh₂-i̯- "to cut" and the noun-forming suffix *-mó- (see -mo). Indo-European Romance Asturian demoniu, Portuguese demónio, Galician demoño, Catalan dimoni, French demoygne, Italian demonio, Romanian demon Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic bogъ "god," Russian bog 'id.,' Polish bóg 'id.,' Slovene bọ̑g 'id.,' Old Prussian baga- 'id.' Hellenic Ancient Greek δαίομαι (daíomai) "divider" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit bhájati "to divide," bhága- "prosperity," Young Avestan baɣa- "lord" Beekes, R. S. P. Etymological Dictionary of Greek. BRILL. 2014. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
denominar (Verb) "to denominate" 16th cent. From Latin denominare 'id.' From de- (see de-) and nominare "to name" (see nominar). Indo-European Romance Portuguese denominar, Galician denominar, Catalan denominar, French dénommer, Italian denominare Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
dentro (Preposition) "within" 11th cent. From Latin de intro "from inside" (see de and entrar respectively). Indo-European Romance Asturian dientro, Portuguese dentro, Galician dentro, Italian dentro Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
departamento m. (Noun) "department" Borrowed from French département 'id.' From départir "to separate," from de- "from" (see de-) and partir "to part" (see partir). Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
depender (Verb) "to depend" From Latin dependere "to hang from." From de- "from" and pendere "to hang." See de- and pender respectively. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.