Where does “hociquito” come from?
hociquito (Spanish) comes from Spanish hocico, from Spanish hocicar, from Spanish hozar, from Latin fodiāre, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
Ancestry of “hociquito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hocico | snout |
| 2 | Spanish | hocicar | to root; to pet; smooch; to fall flat on one's... |
| 3 | Spanish | hozar | to root, dig with the snout |
| 4 | Latin | fodiāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |