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santo.

holy, godly

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsanto/[ˈsãn̪.t̪o]/santo/[sãn̪.t̪o]

  1. holy, godly

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Italic *-iō Proto-Italic *sankiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *sanktos Latin sānctus Old Spanish sancto Old Spanish santo Spanish santo Inherited from Old Spanish santo, sancto, from Latin sānctus.

noun/ˈsanto/[ˈsãn̪.t̪o]/santo/[sãn̪.t̪o]

  1. male saint

    masculine

  2. name day

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Italic *-iō Proto-Italic *sankiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *sanktos Latin sānctus Old Spanish sancto Old Spanish santo Spanish santo Inherited from Old Spanish santo, sancto, from Latin sānctus.

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