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Where does “raucar” come from?

raucar (Catalan) comes from Catalan rauc, from Latin raucus, from Latin -cus, from Proto-Italic -kos, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

raucar (Catalan): to croak

Definitions

  1. to croak

Ancestry of “raucar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanrauccroak; hoarse
2Latinraucushoarse; harsh, rough, grating, husky; raucous
3Latin-cussuffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix...
4Proto-Italic-kos—
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “raucar”

  • rauc
  • raucar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →