Where does “mocarro” come from?

mocarro (Spanish) comes from Spanish moço, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

Ancestry of “mocarro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmoçoObsolete spelling of mozo
2Latinmūcusmucus
3Proto-Italicmoukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Proto-Italic moukos →Every word from Latin mūcus →