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Where does “bosca” come from?

bosca (Vulgar Latin) comes from Frankish bosc, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bosca (Vulgar Latin): brush, bundle of branches; firewood

Definitions

  1. brush, bundle of branches; firewood

Ancestry of “bosca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishboscbush
2Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bosca”

  • tire-bouchon
  • bouchon
  • bouchonner
  • bujão
  • τιρμπουσόν
  • tirbuşon
  • tirbușon
  • tire-bouchon
  • bousche
  • bouchon
  • bouchon
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