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Where does “afrochocoano” come from?

afrochocoano (Spanish) comes from Spanish chocoano, from Spanish Chocó, from Spanish socorro, from Vulgar Latin succursum, from Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere, from Latin succurro, from Latin curro — to run.

afrochocoano (Spanish): Of African descent and from Chocó, Colombia;...

Definitions

  1. Of African descent and from Chocó, Colombia;...

Ancestry of “afrochocoano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishchocoanoOf or from Chocó, a department of Colombia;...
2SpanishChocó—
3Spanishsocorrohelp!, mayday!; relief; help, aid
4Vulgar Latinsuccursumnominative neuter singular of succursus;...
5Latinsuccursushelped
6Latinsuccurrerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7LatinsuccurroI help, aid; I run to help, to run to the aid of;...
8LatincurroI run; I hurry, hasten, speed; I move, travel,...
9Proto-Italickorzōto run
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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