louco

(Inglese)

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
[ˈlowkʊ]
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Unknown. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese louco, lauco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), perhaps from Andalusian Arabic لَوَق (lawaq, “stupidity”), from Arabic لاق (lāq, “to soften”). Compare Portuguese louco, Spanish loco, and Sicilian loccu.

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