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Where does “bosca” come from?

bosca (Latin) comes from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bosca (Latin): firewood

Definitions

  1. firewood

Ancestry of “bosca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbusca—
2Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bosca”

  • bush
  • bushy
  • bouche
  • bushman
  • bushfire
  • rosebush
  • bosky
  • bushranger
  • highbush
  • bushland
  • saltbush
  • bushwhacking
  • bushbuck
  • bushwhacker
  • bushwhack
  • bushveld
  • bushranging
  • bushwalking
  • bouge
  • bosk
  • lowbush
  • spicebush
  • bushiness
  • bushcraft
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