Where does “bosco” come from?
bosco (French) comes from French boscot, from French bossu, from Old French boçu, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bosco (French): boatswain, skipper
Definitions
- boatswain, skipper
Ancestry of “bosco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | boscot | — |
| 2 | French | bossu | hunchback |
| 3 | Old French | boçu | humpbacked |
| 4 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 6 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 7 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |