Etymology

Escondido

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Today it means: A city in San Diego County, California, United States. Full definition →

Spanish escondido ← Old Spanish esconder ← Latin abscondō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinabs-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁t
  13. Latincondō
  14. Latinabscondō
  15. Old Spanishasconder
  16. Old Spanishes-influ.
  17. Old Spanishesconder
  18. Spanishesconder
  19. Spanishescondido
  20. English todayEscondido

Borrowed from Spanish escondido (“hidden”).

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