Where does “buglet” come from?
buglet (English) comes from English bugle, from Middle English bugle, from Old French bugle, from Latin buculus, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
buglet (English): A small bugle; A minor bug in a program
Definitions
- A small bugle; A minor bug in a program
Ancestry of “buglet”, step by step
buglet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bugle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bugle | A horn used by hunters; a simple brass instrument... |
| 2 | Middle English | bugle | bugleweed |
| 3 | Old French | bugle | buffalo, wild ox |
| 4 | Latin | buculus | a young bullock, a steer |
| 5 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 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 |