Etymology Explorer › Catalan

Where does “mico” come from?

mico (Catalan) comes from Spanish mico, from Old Dutch cuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

mico (Catalan): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “mico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmicoa monkey with a prehensile tail; child; an ugly...
2Old Dutchcuocow
3Proto-West Germanic*kō—
4Proto-Germanic*kōz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →