Where does “Bison” come from?
Bison (Translingual) comes from Latin bisōn, from Proto-Germanic wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.
Ancestry of “Bison”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | bisōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wisundaz | bison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wisAn- | aurochs, aurochs horn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |