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Where does “cuchara” come from?

cuchara (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuchar, from Spanish cucho, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

cuchara (Spanish): spoon; cunt

Definitions

  1. spoon; cunt

Ancestry of “cuchara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcucharspoon; to dress with manure
2Spanishcucho
3Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
4Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
6Latinquelo—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “cuchara”

  • cucharear
  • cucharilla
  • cucharada
  • cucharón
  • cucharita
  • kutsara
  • kutsaraa
  • kutsarita
  • kutsaron
  • kutsara
  • kutsarain
  • kutsarita
  • kutsara
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →