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Where does “hachote” come from?

hachote (Spanish) comes from Spanish hacha, from French hache, from Middle French hache, from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.

Ancestry of “hachote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhachaaxe, hatchet; ace, wizard; a kind of torch or...
2Frenchhacheaxe; inflection of hacher: ## first/third-person...
3Middle Frenchhacheaxe
4Old Frenchhacheaxe
5Vulgar Latin*happia—
6Frankishhappjaaxe, hatchet
7Proto-Germanic*hapjǭ—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat

Words derived from “hachote”

  • archote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop- →