βουκόλος

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • A person who tends cattle: cowherd
  • A follower of Dionysus

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *gʷoukólos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷowkólos, *gʷow-kólos, *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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