Where does “bubão” come from?

bubão (Portuguese) comes from French bubon, from Medieval Latin bubo, from Ancient Greek βουβών — groin, abdomen; a bubo in the groin.

bubão (Portuguese): bubo lymph node swelling

Definitions

  1. bubo lymph node swelling

Ancestry of “bubão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbubonbubo
2Medieval Latinbubobubo
3Ancient Greekβουβώνgroin, abdomen; a bubo in the groin
Every word from Ancient Greek βουβών →Every word from Medieval Latin bubo →Every word from French bubon →