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Where does “capacho” come from?

capacho (Spanish) comes from Spanish capazo, from Spanish -azo, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

capacho (Spanish): Having horns pointing flat out to the sides

Definitions

  1. Having horns pointing flat out to the sides

Ancestry of “capacho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcapazoBig basket
2Spanish-azoForming augmentatives; words expressing greatness...
3Latin-āceus—
4Latin-āx—
5Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “capacho”

  • capacho
  • capachinho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →