Where does “garça” come from?
garça (Portuguese) comes from Northern Sami garca, from Spanish cagar, from Old Spanish cagar, from Latin cacāre.
garça (Portuguese): heron
Ancestry of “garça”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | garca | strap; lace |
| 2 | Spanish | cagar | to shit; to tell someone off, exclamation of... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cagar | — |
| 4 | Latin | cacāre | — |