Where does “Budua” come from?
Budua (Italian) comes from Latin Butua, from Portuguese abotoar, from Portuguese botão, from French bouton, from Italian bottone, from Spanish botón, from Old French boton, from Old French bouter — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Ancestry of “Budua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Butua | now Budva or Budua |
| 2 | Portuguese | abotoar | to button up; to bud; to connect things by... |
| 3 | Portuguese | botão | button; bud |
| 4 | French | bouton | button; bud; pimple, spot, zit |
| 5 | Italian | bottone | button; bud |
| 6 | Spanish | botón | button; key; bud |
| 7 | Old French | boton | — |
| 8 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 9 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |