Where does “buie” come from?
buie (Italian) comes from Italian buio, from Vulgar Latin burius, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
buie (Italian): feminine plural of buio
Ancestry of “buie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | buio | dark; darkness, dark |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | burius | — |
| 3 | Latin | Burrus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πυρρός | flame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |