Where does “bùfel” come from?
bùfel (Kashubian) comes from German Büffel, from French buffle, from Late Latin bubalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.
bùfel (Kashubian): buffalo
Definitions
- buffalo
Ancestry of “bùfel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Büffel | buffalo; coarse cloth; lout, clod |
| 2 | French | buffle | buffalo |
| 3 | Late Latin | bubalus | antelope, gazelle; wild ox, buffalo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βούβαλος | A species of antelope, possibly the bubal... |
| 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 |