Where does “coaticito” come from?
coaticito (Spanish) comes from Spanish coatí, from Portuguese quati, from Old Tupi kua'ti, from Old Tupi cua — belt, cincture.
coaticito (Spanish): young coati
Ancestry of “coaticito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | coatí | coati |
| 2 | Portuguese | quati | coati |
| 3 | Old Tupi | kua'ti | — |
| 4 | Old Tupi | cua | belt, cincture |