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Where does “mocar” come from?

mocar (Catalan) comes from Italian moca, from Galician *mãoca, from Galician man, from Old Portuguese mão, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

mocar (Catalan): to blow someone's nose; to shut someone up; to...

Definitions

  1. to blow someone's nose; to shut someone up; to...

Ancestry of “mocar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmocamocha; A coffee drink made from mocha; coffee
2Galician*mãoca—
3Galicianmanhand; Synonym: figurative ownership; protection;...
4Old Portuguesemãohand
5Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
6Ancient Greekμηλέα—
7Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “mocar”

  • mocador
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