adverb/aoˈɾita/
diminutive of ahora: now, right now; later; earlier
“Ahorita vamos a verle.” — We're going to see him right now.
Synonyms: ahora, ya
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰo Proto-Italic *ho Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Italic *ke Proto-Italic *hoke Latin hec Latin hic Latin hāc Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor. Latin hōrā Old Spanish agora Spanish ahora Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish -ita Spanish ahorita From ahora (“now”) + -ita (diminutive suffix).