Where does “buey” come from?
buey (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish buey, from Vulgar Latin boem, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
buey (Spanish): ox, bullock, steer; guy, dumb, dude; cuckold
Definitions
- ox, bullock, steer; guy, dumb, dude; cuckold
Ancestry of “buey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | buey | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | boem | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 3 | Latin | bōs | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 5 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “buey”