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llama (1) f. (Noun) "flame" 13th cent. From Latin flamma 'id.' From Proto-Italic *flagma- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *b^hl̥g-mh₂- 'id.' From a root *b^hleg- "to burn." Indo-European Romance Asturian llama, Portuguese chama, Galician chama, Catalan flama, French flamme, Italian fiamma, Aromanian fleamã, Romanian flamă, Sardinian fiama Hellenic Ancient Greek φλογμός (p^hlogmós) "flame" 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.
llama (2) f. (Noun) "llama" Borrowed from Quechua llama 'id.' Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
llamada f. (Noun) "call" 13th cent. From the past participle of llamar. 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/.
llamado (Adjective) "so-called" 15th cent. Derived from the past participle of llamar. 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/.
llamar (Verb) "to call" 12th cent. Old Spanish llamar "to call," "to shout." From Latin clamare 'id.' Probably from a noun in Proto-Italic *klām-o/ā "shout." From Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁-m- 'id.' From *kleh₁- "to call." Indo-European Romance Asturian llamar, Portuguese chamar, Galician chamar, Catalan clamar, French clamer, Italian chiamare, Aromanian cljem, Romanian chema, Sardinian ciamare Italic Latin calare "to call," Umbrian kar̆etu "he must call" (< Proto-Indo-European *kleh₁-) Germanic Old Norse hjal "talk," Old High German hellan "to resound," Old Saxon halōn "to get," Old English hlōwan "to roar" Balto-Slavic Lithuanian kaļuôt "to talk idly" Hellenic Ancient Greek κᾰλεῖν (kaleîn) "to call" 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.
llande f. (Noun) "acorn" From Latin glandem, accusative of glans 'id.' From Proto-Italic *g^wlānd- 'id.,' earlier *g^wland-i. From Proto-Indo-European *g^wl̥h₂-n̥-d^(h)i̯- 'id.' Variants Asturias, Santander, Álava, La Rioja lande "acorn," "ball" Indo-European Romance Portuguese lande, Galician landra, Catalan gla, French gland, Italian ghianda, Aromanian gljindã, Romanian glogn, Sardinian landha Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic želǫdь "acorn," Polish żołądź 'id.,' Bulgarian žǎ̀lǎd 'id.,' Old Prussian gile 'id.,' Lithuanian (dialects) gìlė̃ 'id.,' Latvian zĩle 'id.' Hellenic Ancient Greek βᾰ́λᾰνος (bálanos) "acorn" Armenian Armenian kalin "acorn" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit gula- "acorn," "penis," "clitoris" 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.
llano (Adjective) "flat" 11th cent. From Latin planus 'id.' From Proto-Italic *plāno- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-nó- "flattened." The origin of the surnames de Llano, Llan, Llana, Llanas and Llanos. Further the origin of Llanes, a town in Oviedo. Indo-European Romance Asturian llanu, Portuguese chão, Catalan pla, French plan, Italian: piano, Romanian plan Balto-Slavic Old Prussian plonis "threshing floor," Lithuanian plónas "thin," Latvian plãns 'id.' 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.
llave f. (Noun) "key;" "wrench;" "faucet;" "switch" 13th cent. From Latin clavem, accusative of clavis "key." From Proto-Italic *klāwi- "bolt," "bar," or some simple kind of safeguarding mechanism. From *kleh₂-u̯- "to close." Probably from an older root *(s)kleh₂- 'id.' Also the origin of the surnames de la Llave and Lallave. Indo-European Romance Asturian llave, Portuguese chave, Galician chave, Catalan clau, French clé, Italian chiave, Aromanian cljai, Romanian cheie, Sardinian ciae Germanic Old High German sloz "lock," English slot Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic ključь "key," Russian ključ' 'id.,' Czech klíč "hook," Bulgarian kljúč 'id.,' Lithuanian kliū́ti "to brush against" Hellenic Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís) "bolt," Mycenaean ka-ra-wi- "bar," Ionic κληΐς (kleiís) 'id.' 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.
llegar (Verb) "to arrive" 12th cent. From Latin plicare "to fold." According to Roberts (2014), an extension of the sense of being 'folded' into something as an arrival at a destination. From Proto-Italic *plek- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- 'id.' Indo-European Romance Asturian llegar, Portuguese chegar, Catalan plegar, French plier, Italian piegare, Aromanian plec, Romanian pleca, Sardinian pigiàre Germanic Old Norse flétta "to plait," Old High German flehtan, Old English fleohtan 'id.' Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic plesti "to plait," Russian plestí 'id.' Hellenic Ancient Greek πλέκειν (plékein) "to braid" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit praśna- "turban," Young Avestan -frašna- "helm," "mail" 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.
llenar (Verb) "to fill" 16th cent. From lleno. 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/.