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advenedizo

/adbeneˈdiθo/

adjective/adbeneˈdiθo/

foreign; upstart

From older avenedizo, from Vulgar Latin *advenĭtīcius, a restructured form of Latin adventīcius. Doublet of adventicio. The first /d/ of modern advenedizo was probably taken either from adventicio or directly from Latin adventīcius.

noun, masculine/adbeneˈdiθo/plural: advenedizos

outsider; upstart, social climber

Synonyms: forasta, forastero, arribista, trepador

From older avenedizo, from Vulgar Latin *advenĭtīcius, a restructured form of Latin adventīcius. Doublet of adventicio. The first /d/ of modern advenedizo was probably taken either from adventicio or directly from Latin adventīcius.