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Where does “huevo” come from?

huevo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish hueuo, from Vulgar Latin *ŏvum.

huevo (Spanish): egg; spawn; testicle

Definitions

  1. egg; spawn; testicle

Ancestry of “huevo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishhueuoegg
2Vulgar Latin*ŏvum—

Words derived from “huevo”

  • huevo
  • ahuevonado
  • calientahuevos
  • huevera
  • huevonazo
  • huevón
  • webera
  • webu
  • weevu'
Every word from Vulgar Latin *ŏvum →