bugle

bugle · noun, verb¹

1. Anglo-Normanbugle
2. Middle Englishbugle
3. English todaybugle

Inherited from Middle English bugle, from Anglo-Norman bugle (“young ox, heifer; bugle”), from Latin būculus (“young ox, steer”).

bugle · noun, adjective²

1. Latin · derived frombūculus
2. Late Latin · derived frombugulus“a woman's ornament”
3. English todaybugle

From Late Latin bugulus (“a woman's ornament”), probably from Latin būculus.

bugle · noun³

1. Late Latin · derived frombugillo
2. Medieval Latin · derived frombugilla
3. Old French · derived frombugle
4. Middle English · inherited frombugle“bugleweed”
5. English todaybugle

From Middle English bugle (“bugleweed”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French bugle, from Medieval Latin bugilla, probably related to Late Latin bugillo.

Bugle · proper noun⁴

Probably named after the Bugle Inn.