Where does “North American buffalo” come from?
North American buffalo (English) comes from English Buffalo, from Spanish búfalo, from Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
North American buffalo (English): Bison bison
Definitions
- Bison bison
Ancestry of “North American buffalo”, step by step
North American buffalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Buffalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Buffalo | A placename |
| 2 | Spanish | búfalo | buffalo; buffalo, the American bison |
| 3 | Latin | būfalus | — |
| 4 | Latin | būbalus | antelope, gazelle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βούβαλος | A species of antelope, possibly the bubal... |
| 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 North American
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | North American | of, or relating to North America; A person from... |