411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
-bulcus
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from a la ine-pro *-bʰolḱ-os supporter from the root ine-pro *bʰelǵ- *bʰelḱ-, whence also la fulciō to support. Traditionally connected with grc φύλαξ guard, though this is phonologically unconvincing.-bulcus 77
Suffix
-bulcus<2>
-herd
la sūs swine subulcus swineherd
la bōs ox bubulcus ox-driver
Declension
-bulcus<2>
Derived terms
la
References