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Where does “busca” come from?

busca (Italian) comes from Italian buscare, from Spanish buscar, from Old Spanish buscar, from Vulgar Latin *buscum, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

busca (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “busca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbuscareto procure, obtain, get
2Spanishbuscarto seek, search for, look for, try to find; to...
3Old Spanishbuscarto look for
4Vulgar Latin*buscum—
5Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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