Where does “escaguitxar” come from?

escaguitxar (Catalan) comes from Catalan cagar, from Latin cacāre.

escaguitxar (Catalan): to splash, to spatter

Definitions

  1. to splash, to spatter

Ancestry of “escaguitxar”, step by step

escaguitxar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cagar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancagarto shit
2Latincacāre—

via Catalan esquitxar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanesquitxarto squirt, to spray, to splash
Every word from Latin cacāre →Every word from Catalan cagar →