Where does “muchacho” come from?

muchacho (Spanish) comes from Spanish mocho, from Latin mutilus, from Latin mutulus — projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...

muchacho (Spanish): boy, servant

Definitions

  1. boy, servant

Ancestry of “muchacho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmochomutilated, incomplete; hornless; having a...
2Latinmutilusmutilated
3Latinmutulusprojecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...

Words derived from “muchacho

Every word from Latin mutulusEvery word from Latin mutilusEvery word from Spanish mocho
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