golazo (Spanish)
Where does "golazo" come from?
The Spanish word 'golazo' is formed by adding the augmentative suffix '-azo' to 'gol,' a loanword borrowed from the English 'goal.' While 'goal' originally emerged from Old English terms referring to boundaries or markers, the addition of the Spanish suffix transforms it into an expression for a spectacular score or a piece of truly great news.
Full etymology tree
- golazo (Spanish), 'spectacular goal, scorcher'
- compound gol (Spanish), 'goal'
- borrowed goal (English), 'A result that one is attempting to achieve.'
- inherited gol (Middle English)
- inherited *gāl (Old English), 'wanton, lustful; wicked'
- influence gãlas (Lithuanian), 'end, terminal (of process)'
- influence gals (Latvian), 'tip, end'
- influence gallan (Old Prussian)
- influence ngalem (Albanian), 'to be limping, lame, paralyzed'
- inherited *gāl (Old English), 'wanton, lustful; wicked'
- inherited gol (Middle English)
- borrowed goal (English), 'A result that one is attempting to achieve.'
- suffix -azo (Spanish), 'forms augmentatives, i.e. words expressing greatness or size'
- compound gol (Spanish), 'goal'
Ancestors
- gol (Spanish)
Updated July 2026
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