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Where does “rocío” come from?

rocío (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish rucio, from Vulgar Latin roscidare, from Latin rōscidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

rocío (Spanish): dew; sprinkle, shower; quaff, chug

Definitions

  1. dew; sprinkle, shower; quaff, chug

Ancestry of “rocío”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishrucio—
2Vulgar Latinroscidare—
3Latinrōscidus—
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “rocío”

  • Rocío
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →