Where does “mico” come from?
mico (English) comes from Portuguese mico, from Spanish mico, from Old Dutch cuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.
mico (English): A small South American monkey , allied to the...
Definitions
- A small South American monkey , allied to the...
Ancestry of “mico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | mico | any of several very small and long-tailed... |
| 2 | Spanish | mico | a monkey with a prehensile tail; child; an ugly... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | cuo | cow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *kōz | — |