mellizo

Spanish

adj

Definitions

twin fraternal, born to the same parents at the same time

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish emellizo inherited from Latin *gemellicius, gemellus (twin).

Origin

Latin

gemellus

Gloss

twin

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*gemellicius Latin
*gemellicus Latin
*gemellāre, *gemellō Latin
gemellus Latin
geminus Latin
gemello Italian
gemela Spanish, Castilian
gemelo Spanish, Castilian
gemel Old French
jumel Old French
gefell Welsh
jemelo Ido
ximelu Asturian
zimul Friulian
emellizo Old Spanish
gevell Cornish