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Where does “estocada” come from?

estocada (Spanish) comes from Spanish estoque, from Old French estoc, from Italian stocco, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

estocada (Spanish): thrust by a rapier or smallsword; wound caused...

Definitions

  1. thrust by a rapier or smallsword; wound caused...

Ancestry of “estocada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestoquerapier; the tip of a sword; sword used to kill...
2Old Frenchestocrapier; end of a sword, rapier; the point of a...
3Italianstoccotuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs...
4Middle Dutchstōken—
5Old Dutchstokon—
6Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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