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Where does “fuego” come from?

fuego (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish fuego, from Late Latin focus, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

fuego (Spanish): fire; fire!

Definitions

  1. fire; fire!

Ancestry of “fuego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfuegofire
2Late Latinfocusfire
3Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

Words derived from “fuego”

  • lanzafuegos
  • tragafuegos
  • foguear
  • apagafuegos
  • cortafuegos
  • fogueo
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