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Where does “foguete” come from?

foguete (Galician) comes from Spanish cohete, from Catalan coet, from Old Welsh coit, from Proto-Brythonic koɨd, from Proto-Celtic kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

foguete (Galician): skyrocket; rocket; sexual intercourse

Definitions

  1. skyrocket; rocket; sexual intercourse

Ancestry of “foguete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcohetefirecracker; rocket; drunkenness
2Catalancoetrocket
3Old Welshcoit—
4Proto-Brythonickoɨdwood, forest
5Proto-Celtickaitos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

Words derived from “foguete”

  • foguetes
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