Where does “gruntbovo” come from?
gruntbovo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bovo, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
gruntbovo (Esperanto): yak ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet
Definitions
- yak ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet
Ancestry of “gruntbovo”, step by step
gruntbovo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto bovo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | bovo | a head of cattle |
| 2 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 4 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Esperanto grunti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | grunti | to growl |
| 2 | English | grunt | A short snorting sound, often to show... |
| 3 | Middle English | grunten | To grunt or groan as or like an animal; to make... |
| 4 | Old English | grunnettan | to grunt |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grunnattjan | to grunt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grunnatjaną | To grunt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grunnōną | to grunt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrun- | to shout |