noun, masculine/aˈbwelo/plural: abuelos
grandfather; an elderly person; loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
“Su abuelo es simpático.” — His grandfather is nice.
Synonyms: tolano
Etymology tree Latin avia Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ola Latin aviola Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Old Latin -os Latin -us Vulgar Latin *aviolum Old Spanish avuelo Spanish abuelo Inherited from Old Spanish avuelo, from Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus.