Where does “bocado” come from?
bocado (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese bocado, from Old Portuguese -ado, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
bocado (Portuguese): mouthful; delicacy; a somewhat large amount of...
Definitions
- mouthful; delicacy; a somewhat large amount of...
Ancestry of “bocado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | bocado | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | -ado | -ed |
| 3 | Latin | -atus | -ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |