Where does “buba” come from?

buba (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin bubo, from Ancient Greek βουβών — groin, abdomen; a bubo in the groin.

buba (Catalan): pimple; pox

Definitions

  1. pimple; pox

Ancestry of “buba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbubobubo
2Ancient Greekβουβώνgroin, abdomen; a bubo in the groin
Every word from Ancient Greek βουβών →Every word from Medieval Latin bubo →