Bosc

Morpheme

Bosc

Type

bound base

Denotation

feed, nourish, support, maintain, keep, tend

Etymology

Latin -boscis; Ancient Greek bóskein

Evidence

Hippobosca, Hippoboscidae, Hippoboscinae, Hippoboscoidea, probosces, probosciform, proboscis, proboscises, proboscislike

Notes

singular -boscis ~ plural -boscises (Anglicized), -bosces (Latinized), -boscides (Latin)

See Also

Boscide