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 — cow.

mico (English): A small South American monkey (Mico melanurus, syn. Callithrix melanura), allied to the marmoset

Definitions

  1. A small South American monkey (Mico melanurus, syn. Callithrix melanura), allied to the marmoset

Ancestry of “mico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemicoany of several very small and long-tailed...
2Spanishmicoa monkey with a prehensile tail; child; an ugly...
3Old Dutchcuocow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kō →Every word from Old Dutch cuo →