Where does “bossa” come from?
bossa (Portuguese) comes from French bosse, from Middle French bosse, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bossa (Portuguese): hump; hunch
Definitions
- hump; hunch
Ancestry of “bossa”, step by step
bossa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bosse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bosse | bump; hump; dent |
| 2 | Middle French | bosse | swelling; bump |
| 3 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 5 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 6 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Portuguese nova
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nova | feminine singular of novo; new; new trend, new... |