Bucolic Definition
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Origin of Bucolic
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From Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikos, “rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets”), from βουκόλος (boukolos, “cowherd”), from βοῦς (bous, “cow”) + -κολος (-colos, “keeper, tender”) (which is from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”)) + -ικός (-icos, “-ic”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin būcolicus pastoral from Greek boukolikos from boukolos cowherd bous cow gwou- in Indo-European roots -kolos herdsman kwel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin būcolicum, neuter substantive of būcolicus
From Wiktionary
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