Where does “hocicar” come from?

hocicar (Spanish) comes from Spanish hozar, from Latin fodiāre, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

hocicar (Spanish): to root; to pet; smooch; to fall flat on one's...

Definitions

  1. to root; to pet; smooch; to fall flat on one's...

Ancestry of “hocicar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhozarto root, dig with the snout
2Latinfodiāre
3Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig

Words derived from “hocicar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod-Every word from Latin fodiōEvery word from Latin fodiāre