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Where does “bosque” come from?

bosque (English) comes from Spanish bosque, from Catalan bosc, from Old Occitan bosc, from Late Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bosque (English): Rare spelling of bosk; A gallery forest found...

Definitions

  1. Rare spelling of bosk; A gallery forest found...

Ancestry of “bosque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbosqueforest
2Catalanboscforest; wood; woods
3Old Occitanboscwood; woods
4Late Latinboscus—
5Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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