Where does “moquete” come from?

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

moquete (Spanish): A punch to the nose

Definitions

  1. A punch to the nose

Ancestry of “moquete”, step by step

moquete traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish moço

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmoçoObsolete spelling of mozo
2Latinmūcusmucus
3Proto-Italicmoukos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

via Proto-Finnic ete-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicete-
2Serbo-Croatiantẹ́of you
3Proto-Slavictainflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

via Asturian mocu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianmocuhornless or missing a horn (an animal)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k-Every word from Proto-Italic moukosEvery word from Latin mūcus