Where does “becerro” come from?

becerro (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish bezerro, from Latin becerrus, from Iberian ribiccu, from Iberian (i)bicirru — chamois.

becerro (Spanish): calf, young cow, bull calf; calfskin

Definitions

  1. calf, young cow, bull calf; calfskin

Ancestry of “becerro”, step by step

becerro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish bezerro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbezerrocalf
2Latinbecerrus—
3Iberianribiccu—
4Iberian(i)bicirruchamois

via Old Portuguese bezerro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebezerrocalf
2Medieval Latinbecerrus—

Words derived from “becerro”

Every word from Iberian (i)bicirru →Every word from Iberian ribiccu →Every word from Latin becerrus →