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Where does “bucchero” come from?

bucchero (Italian) comes from Spanish búcaro, from Portuguese púcaro, from Old Portuguese pucaro, from Latin pōculum, from Proto-Italic pōtlom, from Proto-Indo-European péh₃tlom, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

bucchero (Italian): A type of odorous clay; A vase or other object...

Definitions

  1. A type of odorous clay; A vase or other object...

Ancestry of “bucchero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbúcaroclay; clay jug or vase
2Portuguesepúcaroa type of jug or mug, used for taking liquid from...
3Old Portuguesepucaro—
4Latinpōculum—
5Proto-Italicpōtlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₃tlominstrument for drinking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “bucchero”

  • bucchero
  • букара
  • bukara
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →