Where does “mountain buzzard” come from?
mountain buzzard (English) comes from English buzzard, from Middle English bosart, from Anglo-Norman buisart, from Old French busart, from Old French buison, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz — to become, grow, appear.
mountain buzzard (English): "Buteo oreophilus", a bird of prey endemic to...
Definitions
- "Buteo oreophilus", a bird of prey endemic to...
Ancestry of “mountain buzzard”, step by step
mountain buzzard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English buzzard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buzzard | Any of several Old World birds of prey of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | bosart | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | buisart | — |
| 4 | Old French | busart | — |
| 5 | Old French | buison | bush |
| 6 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 7 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via English Mountain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mountain | a steam locomotive of the 4-8-2 wheel arrangement |
| 2 | Middle English | mountayne | A mountain; a mount or peak; A lump or pile |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | montaigne | — |
| 4 | Latin | montānia | mountainous area |
| 5 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 6 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 8 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |