Where does “bocaterrós” come from?

bocaterrós (Catalan) comes from Catalan terrós, from Catalan ós, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

bocaterrós (Catalan): prone

Definitions

  1. prone

Ancestry of “bocaterrós”, step by step

bocaterrós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan terrós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanterrósearth, earthy
2Catalanósbear
3Latinursusa bear
4Proto-Italic*orsos

via Catalan boca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbocamouth
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
Every word from Proto-Italic *orsos
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