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Where does “acotamiento” come from?

acotamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish acotar, from Spanish coto, from Spanish codo, from Old Spanish cobdo, from Latin cubitus, from Latin cubitum, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō — cattle.

acotamiento (Spanish): hard shoulder, emergency lane; marking off,...

Definitions

  1. hard shoulder, emergency lane; marking off,...

Ancestry of “acotamiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishacotarto survey land, enclose; to prune or lop a tree;...
2Spanishcotopreserve, wildlife preserve, land preserve;...
3Spanishcodoelbow; cubit; selfish, avaricious, stingy
4Old Spanishcobdoelbow
5Latincubitusreclined, lying down, having been reclined; a...
6Latincubitumelbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō
7Latincubō—
8Proto-Italickubāō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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