Where does “esbossar” come from?
esbossar (Catalan) comes from Spanish esbozar, from Italian sbozzare, from Italian bozza, from French bosse, from Middle French bosse, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
esbossar (Catalan): to sketch
Definitions
- to sketch
Ancestry of “esbossar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | esbozar | to sketch, to adumbrate |
| 2 | Italian | sbozzare | to sketch out; to rough-hew |
| 3 | Italian | bozza | bump; draft or proof |
| 4 | French | bosse | bump; hump; dent |
| 5 | Middle French | bosse | swelling; bump |
| 6 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 8 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 9 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |