English
buccina
Buccina comes from Latin būcina ‘bugle’, from canō ‘sing’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-1‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂n-é-ti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō1‘to sing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō2‘sing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbūcina3‘bugle’
- Englishtodaybuccina3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin cano
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin bucina
- 3 Wiktionary, English buccina
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-Wiktionary, Latin cano‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂n-é-tiWiktionary, Latin canoreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanōWiktionary, Latin cano‘to sing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanōWiktionary, Latin bucina‘sing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbūcinaWiktionary, English buccina‘bugle’
- EnglishtodaybuccinaWiktionary, English buccina
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- ‘to sing’
through Proto-Italic *kanō ‘to sing’
chanting, cantor, enchantment, enchant, chantry, recant, incantation, canticle, chanter, 41 more
through Latin canō ‘sing’
cant, accent, incentive, chant, shanty, chanson, 50 more
through Latin būcina ‘bugle’
Today it means
noun A curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “buccina”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin cano, Latin bucina. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- / buccina