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Where does “Capacho” come from?

Capacho (Portuguese) comes from Spanish capacho, from Spanish capazo, from Spanish -azo, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Capacho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcapachoHaving horns pointing flat out to the sides
2SpanishcapazoBig basket
3Spanish-azoForming augmentatives; words expressing greatness...
4Latin-āceus—
5Latin-āx—
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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