Where does “bocal” come from?
bocal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -al, from Old Portuguese -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
bocal (Portuguese): bit; nozzle
Ancestry of “bocal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | -al | appended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | -al | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |