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Where does “βουκράνιον” come from?

βουκράνιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

βουκράνιον (Ancient Greek): ox-head, bucranium; black bryony; calf's snout

Definitions

  1. ox-head, bucranium; black bryony; calf's snout

Ancestry of “βουκράνιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
2LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
3Proto-Italickorwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “βουκράνιον”

  • bucranium
  • bucranium
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