Where does “bușon” come from?
bușon (Romanian) comes from French bouchon, from Middle French bouchon, from Middle French bousche, from Vulgar Latin bosca, from Frankish bosc, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
bușon (Romanian): plug
Definitions
- plug
Ancestry of “bușon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bouchon | cork, bung, stopper, plug; float; traffic jam |
| 2 | Middle French | bouchon | bundle; cork; stopper |
| 3 | Middle French | bousche | handful of straw, bundle of twigs |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bosca | brush, bundle of branches; firewood |
| 5 | Frankish | bosc | bush |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |