1. Būca — Lewis & Short
Būca, ae, f.,
I a town in Samnium, Mel. 2, 4, 6; Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 106.—Hence, Bū-cāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Buca, Inscr. Murat. 1032, 4.
The corpus record — Latin
Buca
Buca · f
a town in Samnium
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- Naturalis Historia 1 · 0.03/10k
What it meant
2. büca — Walde–Hofmann
büca, bacca (doch s. Juret MSL. 20, 195), -ae f. , Beere* (seit Cato, rom. [e], ebenso bücwla seit Plin.; bácália, -ae f. ,beerenreiche Lorbeerart“ Plin., vgl. afrz. bai „Lorbeer*): kymr. bagwy „Traube, Bund", bagad ds., korn. bagas „Traube“, gäl. bagaid „Traube, Schar“ sind Lehnworte aus dem Lat. (s. Thurneysen KR. 40, Johansson KZ. 36, 366, Vendryes De hib. voc. 115). Wisch. ein Wort einer voridg. … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. büca, p. 123]
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Where it came from
- Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. büca (scan p. 123; entry #335).
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