Where does “bogue” come from?
bogue (French) comes from Italian boga, from Latin bōca, from Ancient Greek βῶκα, from Ancient Greek βῶξ, from Ancient Greek βόαξ, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
bogue (French): chestnut burr; a species of ray-finned fish,...
Definitions
- chestnut burr; a species of ray-finned fish,...
Ancestry of “bogue”, step by step
bogue traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian boga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | boga | boxfish |
| 2 | Latin | bōca | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βῶκα | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βῶξ | box |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βόαξ | bogue (Boops boops) small fish |
| 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 |
via English Bug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bug | A Volkswagen Beetle car; A Bugatti car |
| 2 | English | bugge | beetle |
| 3 | Middle English | bugge | bogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bugja- | swollen up, thick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Breton bolc'h
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breton | bolc'h | flax pod; chestnut burr, flaxseed husk |