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Where does “saltbush” come from?

saltbush (English) comes from English Bush, from Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

saltbush (English): Any of the genus "Atriplex" of plants, especially...

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus "Atriplex" of plants, especially...

Ancestry of “saltbush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBush—
2Middle Englishbushgrove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of...
3Old Englishbusċ—
4Latinboscafirewood
5Late Latinbusca—
6Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
7Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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