bubo
English
/ˈbjuː.bəʊ/, /ˈbu.boʊ/
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or the groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis or syphilis.
Etymology
Derived from Latin būbō (owl) derived from Ancient Greek βουβών (groin, swelling).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βουβών
Gloss
groin, swelling
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antibubonic English
- buboed English
- bubonic English
- bubonically English
- bubonocele English
- *buba Latin
- *būfo Latin
- bubones Latin
- bubonicus Latin
- būbō Latin
- bubon French
- búho Spanish, Castilian
- βουβών Ancient Greek
- *b(e)u Proto-Indo-European
- bua Catalan, Valencian
- buba Catalan, Valencian
- bubó Catalan, Valencian