Where does “bad boi” come from?
bad boi (English) comes from English boi, from Portuguese bumba-meu-boi, from Portuguese boi, from Old Portuguese boi, from Latin bovem, from Latin bos, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.
Ancestry of “bad boi”, step by step
bad boi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boi | A male bottom (i.e. submissive partner), defined not by junior age, but by his obedient role and submission to the dominant "top" |
| 2 | Portuguese | bumba-meu-boi | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | boi | ox |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | boi | — |
| 5 | Latin | bovem | accusative singular of bōs; cow, bull |
| 6 | Latin | bos | a cow, bull, or ox; cattle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 8 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English bad boy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bad boy | Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic... |