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Where does “búcaro” come from?

búcaro (Spanish) comes from Portuguese púcaro, from Old Portuguese pucaro, from Latin pōculum, from Proto-Italic pōtlom, from Proto-Indo-European péh₃tlom, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

búcaro (Spanish): clay; clay jug or vase

Definitions

  1. clay; clay jug or vase

Ancestry of “búcaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepúcaroa type of jug or mug, used for taking liquid from...
2Old Portuguesepucaro—
3Latinpōculum—
4Proto-Italicpōtlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₃tlominstrument for drinking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “búcaro”

  • bucchero
  • bucchero
  • букара
  • bukara
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →