Where does “boscage” come from?
boscage (English) comes from Middle English boskage, from Old French boscage, from Vulgar Latin boscaticum, from Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
boscage (English): A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a...
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- A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a...
Ancestry of “boscage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | boskage | — |
| 2 | Old French | boscage | Alternative form of boschage |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | boscaticum | woods, woodland |
| 4 | Latin | boscus | wood, woodland |
| 5 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |