cretino

Portuguese

/kɾe.t͡i.nu/, /kɾe.ˈt͡ʃi.nu/

adj
Definitions
  • (pathology) suffering from cretinism
  • idiotic; dumb
  • jerk, a douchebag

Etymology

Derived from French crétin (fool, cretin, idiot) derived from Latin *christiānus derived from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Christian) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (rub), *gʰrey- (rub).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰrey-

Gloss

rub

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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