Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “boçu” come from?

boçu (Old French) comes from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

boçu (Old French): humpbacked

Definitions

  1. humpbacked

Ancestry of “boçu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboceswelling
2Vulgar Latinbottiabump
3Frankishbottija—
4Frankishbōtanto strike, knock down
5Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “boçu”

  • bossu
  • bossu
  • bosi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →