Where does “tocino” come from?

tocino (English) comes from Spanish tocino, from Medieval Latin tuccinum lardum, from Latin tuccētum, from Latin tucca, from Proto-Indo-European tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European tew- — to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

tocino (English): sweetened and cured pork belly

Definitions

  1. sweetened and cured pork belly

Ancestry of “tocino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtocinobacon; salt pork
2Medieval Latintuccinum lardum—
3Latintuccētuma kind of sausage made with meat of ox
4Latintuccaliquid lard
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewk-germ, seed, sprout, offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeantew-to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewk- →Every word from Latin tucca →