noun, feminine/moˈt͡ʃila/plural: mochilas
backpack; schoolbag; satchel; mochila, saddle-cover
Etymology tree Latin putillumbor.? Basque motil Basque motxilbor.? Spanish mochil Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Old Spanish -a Spanish -a Spanish mochila From mochil (“errand boy”), borrowed from Basque motxil, diminutive form of motil, mutil (“boy”).