English word origin

Etymology of Rocha

Borrowed from Portuguese Rocha, from rocha, from Medieval Latin rocca, from Celtic and Germanic, from Indo-European. Cognate with English rock.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A surname from Portuguese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Portuguese Rocha, from rocha, from Medieval Latin rocca, from Celtic and Germanic, from Indo-European. Cognate with English rock.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionRochapt
Cognate mentionrocken

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A city, the capital of Rocha department, Uruguay. · A department of Uruguay. Capital: Rocha.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Spanish Rocha

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionRochaes

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