Where does “buffalo grass” come from?
buffalo grass (English) comes from English Buffalo, from Spanish búfalo, from Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
buffalo grass (English): Bouteloua dactyloides; "Hierochloe odorata" ,...
Definitions
- Bouteloua dactyloides; "Hierochloe odorata" ,...
Ancestry of “buffalo grass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Buffalo | — |
| 2 | Spanish | búfalo | buffalo; buffalo, the American bison |
| 3 | Latin | būfalus | — |
| 4 | Latin | būbalus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βούβαλος | A species of antelope, possibly the bubal... |
| 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 |