Where does “poço” come from?

poço (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese poço, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

poço (Portuguese): well; pit

Definitions

  1. well; pit

Ancestry of “poço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepoço—
2Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
3Latin-alnoun-forming suffix
Every word from Latin -al →Every word from Latin puteus →Every word from Old Portuguese poço →