Where does “Bose” come from?
Bose (English) comes from Bengali বস, from English boss, from Middle English bos, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Bose (English): To strike the ground with an object in order to determine, from the resulting sounds, what lies underground
Definitions
- To strike the ground with an object in order to determine, from the resulting sounds, what lies underground
Ancestry of “Bose”, step by step
Bose traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali বস
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | বস | boss |
| 2 | English | boss | A person who oversees and directs the work of... |
| 3 | Middle English | bos | — |
| 4 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 6 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 7 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Bengali বোস
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | বোস | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वसु | excellent, good, beneficent; sweet; dry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |
via Mandarin 百色
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandarin | 百色 | — |