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Where does “boso” come from?

boso (Tagalog) comes from Spanish buzo, from Portuguese búzio, from Old Portuguese buzỹo, from Latin būcinum, from Latin būcina, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.

boso (Tagalog): to peep; to view someone, usually for sexual...

Definitions

  1. to peep; to view someone, usually for sexual...

Ancestry of “boso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbuzodiver; sweatshirt; tracksuit, joggers
2Portuguesebúzioconch; hence trumpet; whelk; pearl fisher
3Old Portuguesebuzỹo—
4Latinbūcinum—
5Latinbūcina—
6Latinbōs—
7Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
8LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
9Proto-Italickorwos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
13Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “boso”

  • mamboso
  • mamboboso
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