Where does “moco” come from?

moco (English) comes from Spanish moço, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

moco (English): The rock cavy

Definitions

  1. The rock cavy

Ancestry of “moco”, step by step

moco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish moço

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmoçoObsolete spelling of mozo
2Latinmūcusmucus
3Proto-Italicmoukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

via Portuguese mocó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemocórock cavy
2Old Tupimokó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Proto-Italic moukos →Every word from Latin mūcus →