Where does “cocaïna” come from?
cocaïna (Catalan) comes from Catalan coca, from Spanish coz, from Old Spanish coçe, from Latin calcem — first-person singular present active subjunctive...
cocaïna (Catalan): cocaine
Ancestry of “cocaïna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | coca | coca |
| 2 | Spanish | coz | kick |
| 3 | Old Spanish | coçe | — |
| 4 | Latin | calcem | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |