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
- diver; sweatshirt; tracksuit, joggers
Ancestry of “buzo”, step by step
buzo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese búzio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | búzio | conch; hence trumpet; whelk; pearl fisher |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | buzỹo | — |
| 3 | Latin | būcinum | trumpet call, blast on a trumpet |
| 4 | Latin | būcina | bugle |
| 5 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Spanish abusado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | abusado | witty, sharp, shrewd |