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DECEL - Diccionario Etimológico Castellano En Línea - DeChile

Many users mistakenly type (one word) or assume the site is exclusively about Chilean etymology. The truth is simpler: the author is Chilean, so he named the site after his origin, not his topic. The site covers universal Spanish etymology, though it offers special attention to Chilenismos (Chilean colloquialisms) and words from Quechua and Mapudungun. etimologias dechile

It traces the Indo-European root "pau-" (to pay/compensate) in words like pagar , paz , and pacificar . Each entry reads like a short detective story. DECEL - Diccionario Etimológico Castellano En Línea -

The site serves as a collaborative platform where contributors provide detailed breakdowns of Spanish vocabulary. It typically includes: It traces the Indo-European root "pau-" (to pay/compensate)

Algunos autores, como Don Manuel Antonio Román, han sugerido que la voz podría tener relación con la voz "guacho" (del quechua wakcha , huérfano), señalando que el huaso era, primitivamente, el hijo natural o ilegítimo de español e india, que quedaba "huacho" (abandonado), pero que posteriormente ganó estatus social en la colonia.

In the vast ocean of online linguistics, few Spanish-language resources have achieved the cult status of (often misspelled as "Etimologias dechile"). Despite its name, this is not a site limited to Chilean slang or Mapuche influences. Instead, it is one of the most comprehensive, free, and accessible etymological dictionaries for the Spanish language, used by students, writers, and curious minds across the entire Spanish-speaking world.