Where does “bocagère” come from?
bocagère (French) comes from French bocage, from Old French boscage, from Vulgar Latin boscaticum, from Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
bocagère (French): of the woodlands
Definitions
- of the woodlands
Ancestry of “bocagère”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bocage | grove; mixed woodlands and pastures; hedgerow... |
| 2 | Old French | boscage | Alternative form of boschage |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | boscaticum | woods, woodland |
| 4 | Latin | boscus | wood, woodland |
| 5 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |