Etymology Explorer
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Where does “poço” come from?
poço (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.
Ancestry of “poço”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
puteus
pit, dungeon; well; cistern
2
Latin
-al
noun-forming suffix
Words derived from “poço”
pozo
poço
pozo
poza
poceiro
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