Where does “chico” come from?

chico (English) comes from Spanish chico, from Yucatec Maya chiʼik, from Proto-Mixe-Zoque ȼiku — white-nosed coati.

chico (English): A Latin-American boy; a Latino; The fruit of the...

Definitions

  1. A Latin-American boy; a Latino; The fruit of the...

Ancestry of “chico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchicosmall; boy; kid; white-nosed coati
2Yucatec Mayachiʼikwhite-nosed coati
3Proto-Mixe-Zoqueȼikuwhite-nosed coati
Every word from Proto-Mixe-Zoque ȼiku →Every word from Yucatec Maya chiʼik →Every word from Spanish chico →