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Where does “cuenco” come from?

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

cuenco (Spanish): bowl

Definitions

  1. bowl

Ancestry of “cuenco”, 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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