noun, feminine/let͡ʃuˈθita/plural: lechucitas
diminutive of lechuza; any of a number of small owls
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nokʷt-ewder. Proto-Italic *noktowe Latin noctū 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 Latin *noctūus Latin noctua Old Spanish *nochua Old Spanish *nochuza? Old Spanish nechuza ▲ Spanish lecheinflu. Spanish lechuza Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish -ita Spanish lechucita From lechu