Where does “tus efanvos” come from?
tus efanvos (Cornish) comes from Cornish efanvos, from Cornish bos, from English Bush, from Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk — to become, grow, appear.
Ancestry of “tus efanvos”, step by step
tus efanvos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish efanvos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | efanvos | space (astronomical) |
| 2 | Cornish | bos | to be |
| 3 | English | Bush | A place name |
| 4 | Middle English | bush | grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of... |
| 5 | Old English | busċ | — |
| 6 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 7 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |