riqueza

/riˈkeθa/ · B1 · noun · f

wealth

💰💎 riqueza = rico (rich) + -eza (-ness): rich-ness

The suffix -eza turns adjectives into nouns, like belleza (beauty) from bello. Rico comes from Gothic reiks, ruler, and shares a Germanic root with English rich and German Reich.

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