Where does “voscu” come from?
voscu (Sicilian) comes from Italian bosco, from Latin busca, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
voscu (Sicilian): woodland
Definitions
- woodland
Ancestry of “voscu”, step by step
voscu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bosco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bosco | wood |
| 2 | Latin | busca | — |
| 3 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Medieval Latin boscus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | boscus | grove; wood, woodland |