Where does “bocoy” come from?
bocoy (Spanish) comes from French boucaut, from French bouc, from Middle French bouc, from Old French buc, from Latin buccus, from Frankish bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- — young he-goat.
bocoy (Spanish): hogshead
Definitions
- hogshead
Ancestry of “bocoy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | boucaut | wineskin |
| 2 | French | bouc | buck; goatee |
| 3 | Middle French | bouc | male goat |
| 4 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 5 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 6 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 9 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 10 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |