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Where does “moca” come from?

moca (Italian) comes from Galician *mãoca, from Galician man, from Old Portuguese mão, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

moca (Italian): mocha; A coffee drink made from mocha; coffee

Definitions

  1. mocha; A coffee drink made from mocha; coffee

Ancestry of “moca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galician*mãoca—
2Galicianmanhand; Synonym: figurative ownership; protection;...
3Old Portuguesemãohand
4Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
5Ancient Greekμηλέα—
6Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
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