Where does “bouquet” come from?

Bouquet comes from French bouquet, derived from Old French bochet, a diminutive of Old French bois meaning wood, ultimately from Frankish busk, Ancient Greek πύξος, and Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.

bouquet (English): A bunch of cut flowers; The scent of a particular...

Definitions

  1. A bunch of cut flowers; The scent of a particular...

Ancestry of “bouquet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbouquetbouquet, bunch; a set or selection of something;...
2Old Frenchbochet—
3Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bouquet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →