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Where does “bustum” come from?

bustum (Latin) comes from Latin urere, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.

bustum (Latin): A burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral...

Definitions

  1. A burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral...

Ancestry of “bustum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinureresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinuroI burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage
3Proto-Italicouzō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn

Words derived from “bustum”

  • bust
  • rambunctious
  • busk
  • busty
  • bustier
  • busker
  • rumbustious
  • bost
  • bustline
  • rambunctiousness
  • rambunctiously
  • underbust
  • rumbustiousness
  • rumbustiously
  • bustily
  • bustiness
  • busto
  • overbust
  • busticate
  • rambunction
  • buskle
  • unbusty
  • cloudbust
  • bustirapus
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