Where does “bucolicism” come from?
bucolicism (English) comes from English bucolic, from French bucolique, from Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός, from Ancient Greek βουκόλος, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
bucolicism (English): Bucolic attitudes or behaviour
Definitions
- Bucolic attitudes or behaviour
Ancestry of “bucolicism”, step by step
bucolicism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bucolic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bucolic | Rustic, pastoral, country-styled; Relating to the... |
| 2 | French | bucolique | bucolic, rustic |
| 3 | Latin | būcolicus | of or pertaining to shepherds |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βουκολικός | rustic, pastoral, bucolic; pastoral poetry |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βουκόλος | A person who tends cattle: cowherd; A follower of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |