βούπρηστις

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

poisonous beetle, which being eaten by cattle in the grass causes them to swell up and die
hare's ear ()

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek βοῦς (ox, cow, cattle, ox cow) + Ancient Greek πρήθω (inflame, inflate, I burn).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πρήθω

Gloss

inflame, inflate, I burn

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Bucephalus English
bulimia English
buphthalmos English
bugonia Latin
bupaes Latin
buprestis Latin
corvus Latin
Bukephalosz Hungarian
Βουγονία Ancient Greek
Βουκέφαλος Ancient Greek
Βουκεφάλας Ancient Greek
Πόλυβος Ancient Greek
βοάνθεμον Ancient Greek
βουδάκη Ancient Greek
βουκράνιον Ancient Greek
βουλάπαθον Ancient Greek
βουμελία Ancient Greek
βουπόρος Ancient Greek
βουσέλινον Ancient Greek
βούγλωσσον Ancient Greek
βούκερας Ancient Greek
βούλιμος Ancient Greek
βούπαις Ancient Greek
βούπλευρος Ancient Greek
βούτομον Ancient Greek
βούτραγος Ancient Greek
βούτυρον Ancient Greek
βούτυρος Ancient Greek
βούφθαλμον Ancient Greek
βοῦς Ancient Greek
βοῶπις Ancient Greek
βόϊνος Ancient Greek
πρήθω Ancient Greek
ὀφθαλμός Ancient Greek
βοΐδιον grc-koi
*gʷous Proto-Hellenic