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
- A bunch of cut flowers; The scent of a particular...
Ancestry of “bouquet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bouquet | bouquet, bunch; a set or selection of something;... |
| 2 | Old French | bochet | — |
| 3 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 4 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
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