Where does “beefily” come from?
beefily (English) comes from English beefy, from English beef, from Middle English bef, from Old French buef, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
beefily (English): In a beefy manner
Ancestry of “beefily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beefy | Similar to, or tasting like beef; Containing... |
| 2 | English | beef | The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | bef | beef; cow flesh or meat; A bovine or its carcass |
| 4 | Old French | buef | cow |
| 5 | Latin | bōs | — |
| 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 |