Where does “buscare” come from?
buscare (Italian) comes 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.
buscare (Italian): to procure, obtain, get
Ancestry of “buscare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | buscar | to seek, search for, look for, try to find; to... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | buscar | to look for |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *buscum | — |
| 4 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “buscare”