Where does “bocoi” come from?
bocoi (Catalan) comes from Spanish bocoy, from French boucaut, from French bouc, from Middle French bouc, from Old French buc, from Latin buccus, from Frankish bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz — young he-goat.
bocoi (Catalan): a cask with a capacity between 500 and 700 liters
Definitions
- a cask with a capacity between 500 and 700 liters
Ancestry of “bocoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bocoy | hogshead |
| 2 | French | boucaut | wineskin |
| 3 | French | bouc | buck; goatee |
| 4 | Middle French | bouc | male goat |
| 5 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 6 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 7 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 10 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 11 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |