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Where does “buscar” come from?

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

buscar (Spanish): to seek, search for, look for, try to find; to...

Definitions

  1. to seek, search for, look for, try to find; to...

Ancestry of “buscar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbuscarto look for
2Vulgar Latin*buscum—
3Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “buscar”

  • buscon
  • buscón
  • metabuscador
  • buscapersonas
  • buscador
  • buscavidas
  • buscapleitos
  • búsqueda
  • busca
  • busca
  • buscare
  • buscar
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