Where does “coto” come from?
coto (Spanish) comes from Spanish codo, 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- — cattle.
coto (Spanish): preserve, wildlife preserve, land preserve;...
Definitions
- preserve, wildlife preserve, land preserve;...
Ancestry of “coto”, step by step
coto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish codo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | codo | elbow; cubit; selfish, avaricious, stingy |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cobdo | elbow |
| 3 | Latin | cubitus | reclined, lying down, having been reclined; a... |
| 4 | Latin | cubitum | elbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō |
| 5 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |