Where does “poço” come from?

poço (Old Spanish) comes from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

poço (Old Spanish): well (hole in the ground as a source of water or other fluids)

Definitions

  1. well (hole in the ground as a source of water or other fluids)

Ancestry of “poço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
2Latin-alnoun-forming suffix

Words derived from “poço

Every word from Latin -alEvery word from Latin puteus
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