Where does “guardabuoi” come from?
guardabuoi (Italian) comes from Italian buoi, from Italian bue, from Vulgar Latin boem, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.
guardabuoi (Italian): cattle egret
Ancestry of “guardabuoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | buoi | plural of bue; oxen |
| 2 | Italian | bue | ox |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | boem | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 4 | Latin | bōs | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |