Where does “motoca” come from?

motoca (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese moto, from Latin mōtus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

motoca (Portuguese): toy tricycle

Definitions

  1. toy tricycle

Ancestry of “motoca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemotomotorcycle
2Latinmōtusmoved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “motoca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin mōtus →