Where does “bosque” come from?
bosque (Spanish) comes from Catalan bosc, from Old Occitan bosc, from Late Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
bosque (Spanish): forest
Ancestry of “bosque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | bosc | forest; wood; woods |
| 2 | Old Occitan | bosc | wood; woods |
| 3 | Late Latin | boscus | — |
| 4 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “bosque”