Where does “Buciumi” come from?
Buciumi (English) comes from Romanian Buciumi, from Romanian bucium, from Latin būcinum, from Latin būcina, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
Ancestry of “Buciumi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Buciumi | — |
| 2 | Romanian | bucium | horn, trumpet, alphorn; stump, trunk, bole,... |
| 3 | Latin | būcinum | trumpet call, blast on a trumpet |
| 4 | Latin | būcina | bugle |
| 5 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 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 |