Where does “oco” come from?
oco (Portuguese) comes from Latin occo, from Latin occa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
oco (Portuguese): hollow
Ancestry of “oco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | occo | I till, harrow |
| 2 | Latin | occa | harrow; second-person singular present active... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |