Where does “bucketlist” come from?
bucketlist (Dutch) comes from English bucket list, from English bucket, from Middle English boket, from Anglo-Norman buket, from Old French buc, from Latin buccus, from Frankish bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz — young he-goat.
bucketlist (Dutch): bucket list
Definitions
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Ancestry of “bucketlist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bucket list | A list of tasks arising during a meeting that are put aside to be dealt with later |
| 2 | English | bucket | A container made of rigid material, often with a... |
| 3 | Middle English | boket | bucket |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | buket | tub, pail; bucket |
| 5 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 6 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 7 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 10 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 11 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |