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Where does “cuencano” come from?

cuencano (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuenca, from Latin concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.

cuencano (Spanish): of or relating to Cuenca or something from...

Definitions

  1. of or relating to Cuenca or something from...

Ancestry of “cuencano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuencaeye socket; watershed, catchment basin; valley
2Latinconchabivalve; mussel; mollusk; oyster shell, pearl...
3Ancient Greekκόγχηshell, mussel; apse; mussel; shell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel
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