buscar

Portuguese

/buʃ.ˈkaɾ/, /bus.ˈka(ʁ)/

verb
Definitions
  • to search for
  • to fetch, pick up

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese buscar derived from Proto-Celtic *boudi (victory, booty, profit, gains, spoils, gain) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bhudh-skō (win, gain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bhudh-skō

Gloss

win, gain

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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