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

Definitions

  1. to procure, obtain, get

Ancestry of “buscare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “buscare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →