adjective/apelaˈtibo/
appellative (of or relating to ascribing names); appellational; appealing (making an appeal)
Etymology tree
Latin appellō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin īvus
Late Latin appellatīvusbor.
Spanish apelativo
Borrowed from Late Latin appellatīvus.
noun, masculine/apelaˈtibo/plural: apelativos
surname (family name); epithet (term used to characterize)
“Pero en los albores de las peregrinaciones fue un camino importante y con identidad propia que muchos viajeros usaban para acceder de manera segura desde el paso fronterizo de Bayona (de ahí uno de sus apelativos) hacia el interior de la meseta castellana.” — But in the early pilgrimage days it was an important path with an identity of its own that many travelers would use to safely cross the border at Bayona (hence one of its names) into the Castilian plateau.
Synonyms: apellido, epíteto
Etymology tree
Latin appellō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin īvus
Late Latin appellatīvusbor.
Spanish apelativo
Borrowed from Late Latin appellatīvus.