Where does “noca” come from?

noca (Galician) comes from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع — spinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord.

noca (Galician): brown crab

Definitions

  1. brown crab

Ancestry of “noca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinnuchanape of the neck; spinal cord; nape of the neck;...
2Arabicنُخَاعspinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord
Every word from Arabic نُخَاع →Every word from Medieval Latin nucha →