bizon
Moldavian
/biˈzon/
noun
Definitions
- American bison (Bison bison)
Etymology
Borrowed from French bison derived from Old French bison derived from Latin bisōnt-, bisōn, bison (wild ox) derived from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (wild ox, aurochs, wisent, bison) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (aurochs, aurochs horn), *weys- (flow, melt, produce, increase, run, turn, procreate, rotate, poison).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weys-
Gloss
flow, melt, produce, increase, run, turn, procreate, rotate, poison
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
走
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bison English
- bison Latin
- bisōn Latin
- bisōnt-, bisōn, bison Latin
- vireo Latin
- viscus Latin
- bisonte Italian
- bizon Dutch, Flemish
- bison French
- бизо́н Russian
- бизон Russian
- *weys- Proto-Indo-European
- *wisAn- Proto-Indo-European
- *wisgeh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *waisundiz Proto-Germanic
- *waisǭ Proto-Germanic
- *wasô Proto-Germanic
- *wiskaz Proto-Germanic
- *wisundaz Proto-Germanic
- bizon Polish
- विक्रम Sanskrit
- विष्णु Sanskrit
- bisontes, bison Middle English
- bison Old French
- bisonte Galician
- wisunt Old High German
- bison Norman
- *wisund Old Saxon