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Where does “codo” come from?

codo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cobdo, from Latin cubitus, from Latin cubitum, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

codo (Spanish): elbow; cubit; selfish, avaricious, stingy

Definitions

  1. elbow; cubit; selfish, avaricious, stingy

Ancestry of “codo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcobdoelbow
2Latincubitusreclined, lying down, having been reclined; a...
3Latincubitumelbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō
4Latincubō—
5Proto-Italickubāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “codo”

  • codear
  • acoderar
  • codito
  • codazo
  • codera
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