Where does “buceador” come from?
buceador (Spanish) comes from Spanish bucear, from Spanish buzo, from Portuguese búzio, from Old Portuguese buzỹo, from Latin būcinum, from Latin būcina, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς — army.
buceador (Spanish): diving
Definitions
- diving
Ancestry of “buceador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bucear | to dive, to swim under water; to snorkel; to work... |
| 2 | Spanish | buzo | diver; sweatshirt; tracksuit, joggers |
| 3 | Portuguese | búzio | conch; hence trumpet; whelk; pearl fisher |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | buzỹo | — |
| 5 | Latin | būcinum | trumpet call, blast on a trumpet |
| 6 | Latin | būcina | bugle |
| 7 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 9 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |