Etymology

bugia

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Today it means: A liturgical candlestick held beside a Latin Catholic bishop or other prelate. Full definition →

New Latin bugia ← Medieval Latin candēla Bugiae ← Middle French chandelle de Bougie
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  1. Middle French · derived fromchandelle de Bougie
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromcandēla Bugiae
  3. New Latin · borrowed frombugia
  4. English todaybugia

From New Latin bugia, from Medieval Latin candēla Bugiae, candēla dē Bugia (“candle from Bejaia (a seaport town in northeastern Algeria from which they were exported)”), a calque of Middle French chandelle de Bougie. Doublet of bougie.

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