Where does “boguer” come from?
boguer (French) comes from French bogue, 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 — army.
Ancestry of “boguer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bogue | chestnut burr; a species of ray-finned fish,... |
| 2 | Italian | boga | boxfish |
| 3 | Latin | bōca | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βῶκα | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βῶξ | box |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βόαξ | bogue (Boops boops) small fish |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 8 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |