Where does “busca” come from?

busca (Spanish) comes from Spanish buscar, from Old Spanish buscar, from Vulgar Latin *buscum, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

busca (Spanish): search; pager

Definitions

  1. search; pager

Ancestry of “busca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbuscarto seek, search for, look for, try to find; to...
2Old Spanishbuscarto look for
3Vulgar Latin*buscum—
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →