LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

imboscō

*imboscō (present infinitive *imboscāre, perfect active *imboscāvī, supine *imboscātum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionhide, ambush

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinimboscō

Proto-Germanic *buskaz Frankish *buskbor. Latin boscus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin *imboscō From in- + boscus + -ō.

Descendants
  • Italianimboscare
  • Frenchembuscadefrom Italian imboscare
  • Englishambuscadefrom Italian imboscare
  • Italianimboscata
  • Frenchembûcherfrom Old French enbuscier
  • Englishambushfrom Old French enbuscier
  • Portugueseemboscar
  • Spanishemboscar
  • Asturianemboscar

In English words that came into English from imboscō

  • ambuscade*imbosco

Quick answers

What does imboscō mean in Latin?
imboscō, a verb, means “hide, ambush”.
What are the principal parts of imboscō?
imboscō, *imboscāre, *imboscāvī, *imboscātum (first conjugation).
Where does imboscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin imboscō.