Etymology of the French word buste
the French word
bustederived from the Italian word
bustoderived from the Latin word
bustum (tomb, grave-mound; corpse)
derived from the Latin root
*burereDate
The earliest known usage of buste in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
bustierDerivations in other languages
English
bustCognates
Dutch
buste, English
bust, German
Büste, Italian
busto, Lithuanian
biustas, Norwegian
byste, Provençal
busts, Russian
бюcт, Spanish
busto, Swedish
byst
