Where does “Bœotian” come from?
Bœotian (English) comes from English Bœotia, from Latin Boeotia, from Ancient Greek Βοιωτία, from Ancient Greek Βοιωτός, from Ancient Greek βοώτης, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
Bœotian (English): Obsolete spelling of Boeotian
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of Boeotian
Ancestry of “Bœotian”, step by step
Bœotian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bœotia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bœotia | — |
| 2 | Latin | Boeotia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Βοιωτία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Βοιωτός | an inhabitant of Boeotia; a Boeotian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοώτης | herdsman |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | N | The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this... |