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Where does “foca” come from?

foca (Portuguese) comes from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη — seal.

foca (Portuguese): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “foca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphōca—
2Ancient Greekφώκηseal
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