trampantojo

trick, deceit, sleight of hand

Etymology tree Spanish trampa Spanish ante Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Classical Latin oculus Vulgar Latin oclus Old Spanish ojo Spanish ojo Spanish trampantojo From trampa (“trick”) + ante (“before; in front of”) + ojo (“eye”).