Where does “buc” come from?
buc (Old French) comes from Latin buccus, from Frankish bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.
buc (Old French): abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;...
Definitions
- abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;...
Ancestry of “buc”, step by step
buc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin buccus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 2 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 5 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 6 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via Frankish būk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | būk | belly, stomach; belly, trunk, hull |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | būkaz | belly, abdomen; body |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |
via Vulgar Latin buco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | buco | — |