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Where does “boscaticum” come from?

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

boscaticum (Vulgar Latin): woods, woodland

Definitions

  1. woods, woodland

Ancestry of “boscaticum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinboscuswood, woodland
2Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “boscaticum”

  • boscage
  • boskage
  • boscage
  • boschage
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