Where does “bucolic” come from?
Bucolic comes from Latin bucolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός, derived from βουκόλος, a cowherd formed from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-, meaning to drive or move.
bucolic (English): Rustic, pastoral, country-styled; Relating to the...
Definitions
- Rustic, pastoral, country-styled; Relating to the...
Ancestry of “bucolic”, step by step
bucolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bucolique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bucolique | bucolic, rustic |
| 2 | Latin | būcolicus | of or pertaining to shepherds |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βουκολικός | rustic, pastoral, bucolic; pastoral poetry |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βουκόλος | A person who tends cattle: cowherd; A follower of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Latin būcolicum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | būcolicum | — |