Where does “Rocío” come from?

Rocío (Spanish) comes from Spanish rocío, from Old Spanish rucio, from Vulgar Latin roscidare, from Latin rōscidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

Rocío (Spanish): dew

Definitions

  1. dew

Ancestry of “Rocío”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrocíodew; sprinkle, shower; quaff, chug
2Old Spanishruciodew
3Vulgar Latinroscidare
4Latinrōscidusdewy
5Latin-idustending to
6Proto-Italic*-iðos
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin rōscidus