Reconstruction:Latin/imbosco

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ boscus +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emˈbosko/

Verb

*imboscō (present infinitive *imboscāre, perfect active *imboscāvī, supine *imboscātum); first conjugation (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. hide, ambush

Descendants

• Italian: imboscare, imboscata
  • → Middle French: embuscade
    • French: embuscade
    • → English: ambuscade
• Old French: enbuscier, anbuschier
  • Middle French: embuscher
    • French: embûcher
  • → Middle English: embusshen
    • English: ambush
• Portuguese: emboscar
• Spanish: emboscar