Where does “de bocaterrosa” come from?

de bocaterrosa (Catalan) comes from Catalan boca, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

de bocaterrosa (Catalan): in prone position, lying on one's belly (an idiom, literally mouth on the ground)

Definitions

  1. in prone position, lying on one's belly (an idiom, literally mouth on the ground)

Ancestry of “de bocaterrosa”, step by step

de bocaterrosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan boca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbocamouth
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

via Catalan terrosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanterrosa
Every word from Latin bucca