Where does “imboscare” come from?

imboscare (Italian) comes from Italian bosco, from Latin busca, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

imboscare (Italian): to hide from others in order to keep possession...

Definitions

  1. to hide from others in order to keep possession...

Ancestry of “imboscare”, step by step

imboscare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian bosco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianboscowood
2Latinbusca—
3Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Vulgar Latin imbosco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinimboscoI hide, ambush
2Latinboscuswood, woodland
3Germanicunknown—

Words derived from “imboscare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →