Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mijo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
mi-jo
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A term of endearment for a man or boy; dear, darling, my heart.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish mi Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁ilyós Proto-Italic *θīlios Proto-Italic *fīlios Latin fīlius Old Spanish fijo Spanish hijo Spanish mijobor. English mijo Borrowed from Spanish mijo.

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Questions

What does mijo mean?
A term of endearment for a man or boy; dear, darling, my heart.
Where does mijo come from?
Etymology tree Spanish mi Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁ilyós Proto-Italic *θīlios Proto-Italic *fīlios Latin fīlius Old Spanish fijo Spanish hijo Spanish mijobor. English mijo Borrowed from Spanish mijo.

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