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Where does “murciélago” come from?

murciélago (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish murciego, from Vulgar Latin mus caecus.

murciélago (Spanish): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “murciélago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmurciego—
2Vulgar Latinmus caecus—

Words derived from “murciélago”

  • murciégalo
  • murciélago
Every word from Vulgar Latin mus caecus →