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)

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

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