Where does “boscós” come from?

boscós (Catalan) comes from Catalan bosc, from Old Occitan bosc, from Late Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

boscós (Catalan): woody, wooded

Definitions

  1. woody, wooded

Ancestry of “boscós”, step by step

boscós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan bosc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanboscforest; wood; woods
2Old Occitanboscwood; woods
3Late Latinboscus—
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →