emellizo
Old Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin *gemellīcius, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus (“twin”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editemellizo m (plural emellizos)
- twin
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 3v. a.
- Cũplieron ſe los dias q̃ o / uo que aparir q̃ emellizos ſalie / rõ de so uiẽtre.
- Her days to give birth were completed, behold, twins came forth from of her womb.
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 3v. a.
Descendants
edit- Spanish: mellizo