Where does “bugleweed” come from?
bugleweed (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.
bugleweed (English): Any of the aromatic herbs in genus Lycopus,...
Definitions
- Any of the aromatic herbs in genus Lycopus,...
Ancestry of “bugleweed”, step by step
bugleweed 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 |