Where does “バスト” come from?
バスト (Japanese) comes from English bust, from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum, from Latin urere, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.
バスト (Japanese): bust size; woman's breasts
Definitions
- bust size; woman's breasts
Ancestry of “バスト”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bust | A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and... |
| 2 | French | buste | bust, torso; bust |
| 3 | Italian | busto | tomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust |
| 4 | Latin | bustum | A burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral... |
| 5 | Latin | urere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |