Where does “soplamocos” come from?

soplamocos (Spanish) comes from Spanish soplar, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

soplamocos (Spanish): slap in the face

Definitions

  1. slap in the face

Ancestry of “soplamocos”, step by step

soplamocos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish soplar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsoplarto blow; to tattle, to snitch; to whisper
2Latinsufflōto blow, puff up, inflate
3Latinflōto breathe, blow
4Proto-Italicflāō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Spanish moço

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmoçoObsolete spelling of mozo
2Latinmūcusmucus
3Proto-Italicmoukos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-