Where does “Bozza” come from?
Bozza (English) comes from Italian bozza, from French bosse, from Middle French bosse, 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...
Bozza (English): The British politician and journalist Boris Johnson (born 1964), Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016 and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
Definitions
- The British politician and journalist Boris Johnson (born 1964), Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016 and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
Ancestry of “Bozza”, step by step
Bozza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bozza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bozza | bump; draft or proof |
| 2 | French | bosse | bump; hump; dent |
| 3 | Middle French | bosse | swelling; bump |
| 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... |