Where does “bóia” come from?
bóia (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese boiar, from Portuguese bóia, from Old French buie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
bóia (Kabuverdianu): to float
Ancestry of “bóia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | boiar | to float; to waft; to drown |
| 2 | Portuguese | bóia | Superseded spelling of boia |
| 3 | Old French | buie | fetter, chain |
| 4 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |