Where does “comecocos” come from?

comecocos (Spanish) comes from Spanish comer, from Old Spanish comer, from Vulgar Latin *comēre, from Latin comedere, from Latin comedo, from Latin edo, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comecocos (Spanish): brainteaser; brainwasher; cootie catcher

Definitions

  1. brainteaser; brainwasher; cootie catcher

Ancestry of “comecocos”, step by step

comecocos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish comer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcomerto eat; to eat away, corrode; to capture a piece
2Old Spanishcomerto eat
3Vulgar Latin*comēre
4Latincomederethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatincomedoI eat or chew up; I consume or devour; I fret or...
6LatinedoI eat; I give out, put or bring forth; eject,...
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicōto impart, share
9Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
10Old Latincom(m)oinis
11Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
17Old High Germankuti
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Spanish coco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcocococonut; testicle; bogeyman
2Russianкоко́сcoconut
3Portuguesecocosplural of coco
4Portuguesecocococonut
5Late Latincoccumkernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;...
6Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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