Where does “bugle” come from?
bugle (French) comes from English bugle, from Middle English bugle, from Old French bugle, from Latin buculus, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
bugle (French): bugle; bugle, bugleweed
Ancestry of “bugle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bugle | A horn used by hunters; a simple brass instrument... |
| 2 | Middle English | bugle | bugleweed |
| 3 | Old French | bugle | bugle |
| 4 | Latin | buculus | a young bullock, a steer |
| 5 | Latin | bōs | — |
| 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 |