Where does “mocoso” come from?
mocoso (Spanish) comes from Spanish moço, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.
mocoso (Spanish): having lots of mucus; mucous; mucilaginous
Definitions
- having lots of mucus; mucous; mucilaginous
Ancestry of “mocoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | moço | Obsolete spelling of mozo |
| 2 | Latin | mūcus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |