adjective/rekoɾdaˈtoɾjo/
reminding
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr
Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥d-
Proto-Italic *kord
Latin cor
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin recordor
Old Spanish recordar
Spanish recordar
Spanish -torio
Spanish recordatorio
From recordar + -torio.
noun, masculine/rekoɾdaˈtoɾjo/plural: recordatorios
reminder (something that reminds); souvenir
“Alejandra Acosta dice que el miedo a hablar de la muerte ha ocultado el trabajo de los embalsamadores, que es un tema tabú que los mantiene en el anonimato, porque su trabajo es un recordatorio constante de que la gente se va morir^([sic]).” — Alejandra Acosta says that fear of talking about death has hidden the work of embalmers, which is a taboo topic that keeps them anonymous, because their work is a constant reminder that people will die.
Synonyms: recuerdo, suvenir
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr
Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥d-
Proto-Italic *kord
Latin cor
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin recordor
Old Spanish recordar
Spanish recordar
Spanish -torio
Spanish recordatorio
From recordar + -torio.