Where does “nuca” come from?

nuca (Italian) comes from Spanish nuca, from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع — spinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord.

nuca (Italian): nape, back of the neck

Definitions

  1. nape, back of the neck

Ancestry of “nuca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnucanape, back of the neck
2Medieval Latinnuchanape of the neck; spinal cord; nape of the neck;...
3Arabicنُخَاعspinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord

Words derived from “nuca”

Every word from Arabic نُخَاع →Every word from Medieval Latin nucha →Every word from Spanish nuca →