Where does “boi” come from?
boi (English) comes 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, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
boi (English): Alternative spelling of boy; A male bottom ,...
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of boy; A male bottom ,...
Ancestry of “boi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | bumba-meu-boi | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | boi | ox |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | boi | — |
| 4 | Latin | bovem | accusative singular of bōs; cow, bull |
| 5 | Latin | bos | a cow, bull, or ox; cattle |
| 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 |