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Where does “buzo” come from?

buzo (Spanish) comes from Portuguese búzio, from Old Portuguese buzỹo, from Latin būcinum, from Latin būcina, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.

buzo (Spanish): diver; sweatshirt; tracksuit, joggers

Definitions

  1. diver; sweatshirt; tracksuit, joggers

Ancestry of “buzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebúzioconch; hence trumpet; whelk; pearl fisher
2Old Portuguesebuzỹo—
3Latinbūcinum—
4Latinbūcina—
5Latinbōs—
6Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
7LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
8Proto-Italickorwos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
12Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “buzo”

  • bucear
  • mamboso
  • mamboboso
  • boso
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