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Where does “cocho” come from?

cocho (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cocho, from Latin cōctus, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cocho (Spanish): pig; swine; culture

Definitions

  1. pig; swine; culture

Ancestry of “cocho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcocho—
2Latincōctus—
3Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
4Latincōgō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cocho”

  • cochineal
  • sancocho
  • soncocho
  • cochina
  • sancochar
  • sancocho
  • cochino
  • cochinilla
  • cochenille
  • кошенил
  • košenil
  • cossenille
  • cochenille
  • kuushi
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