Etymology

ladino

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Today it means: A cunningly vicious, wild or unmanageable horse. Full definition →

Spanish ladino
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ladino · noun1

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromladino
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromladino
  3. English todayladino

Borrowed from Spanish ladino (“Latinized; crafty”).

ladino · noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromladino“Ladin”
  2. English todayladino

Borrowed from Italian ladino (“Ladin”), because the clover grows in Ladin-speaking areas.

Ladino · proper noun3

  1. Latin · derived fromLatīnus“Latin”
  2. Ladino · derived fromלאדינו
  3. English todayLadino

From Ladino לאדינו (ladino) (or from Spanish ladino), from Latin Latīnus (“Latin”). Doublet of Ladin and Latin.

Ladino · noun4

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromladino
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromladino
  3. English todayLadino

Borrowed from Spanish ladino (“Latinized”).

Ladino · proper noun5

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromLadino
  2. English todayLadino

Borrowed from Spanish Ladino. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.

Words from the same roots

LatinLatīnus all →

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