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Where does “paco” come from?

paco (Spanish) comes from Spanish Francisco, from Latin Franciscus, from Latin francia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

paco (Spanish): reddish; llama; male paca

Definitions

  1. reddish; llama; male paca

Ancestry of “paco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishFranciscoFrancis
2LatinFranciscusFrench; Frankish
3Latinfrancianominative plural of francium; accusative plural...
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “paco”

  • paco
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