Where does “busto” come from?
busto (Italian) comes from Latin bustum, from Latin urere, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.
busto (Italian): tomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust
Definitions
- tomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust
Ancestry of “busto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | bustum | A burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral... |
| 2 | Latin | urere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |
Words derived from “busto”