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Where does “foco” come from?

foco (Portuguese) comes from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

foco (Portuguese): focus; the source of transmission of a disease;...

Definitions

  1. focus; the source of transmission of a disease;...

Ancestry of “foco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

Words derived from “foco”

  • autofoco
  • focos
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