Where does “buffelaktig” come from?
buffelaktig (Swedish) comes from Swedish buffel, from Italian bufalo, from Vulgar Latin bufalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
buffelaktig (Swedish): loutish, clumsy, rude
Definitions
- loutish, clumsy, rude
Ancestry of “buffelaktig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | buffel | buffalo, especially water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) |
| 2 | Italian | bufalo | buffalo |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | bufalus | — |
| 4 | Latin | būbalus | antelope, gazelle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βούβαλος | A species of antelope, possibly the bubal... |
| 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 |