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Where does “búzio” come from?

búzio (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese buzỹo, from Latin būcinum, from Latin būcina, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.

búzio (Portuguese): conch; hence trumpet; whelk; pearl fisher

Definitions

  1. conch; hence trumpet; whelk; pearl fisher

Ancestry of “búzio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebuzỹo—
2Latinbūcinum—
3Latinbūcina—
4Latinbōs—
5Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
6LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
7Proto-Italickorwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “búzio”

  • bucear
  • buzo
  • mamboso
  • mamboboso
  • boso
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