Where does “Boca Chica” come from?
Boca Chica (Spanish) comes from Spanish boca, from Old Spanish boca, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
Boca Chica (Spanish): Boca Chica
Ancestry of “Boca Chica”, step by step
Boca Chica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish boca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | boca | mouth, oral cavity; entrance, opening; estuary |
| 2 | Old Spanish | boca | mouth |
| 3 | Latin | bucca | the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE... |
via Spanish chico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chico | small; boy; kid; white-nosed coati |
| 2 | Yucatec Maya | chiʼik | white-nosed coati |
| 3 | Proto-Mixe-Zoque | ȼiku | white-nosed coati |