Where does “hocico” come from?
hocico (Spanish) comes from Spanish hocicar, from Spanish hozar, from Latin fodiāre, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
hocico (Spanish): snout
Ancestry of “hocico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hocicar | to root; to pet; smooch; to fall flat on one's... |
| 2 | Spanish | hozar | to root, dig with the snout |
| 3 | Latin | fodiāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | fodiō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |
Words derived from “hocico”