Bisonte
/biˈzɔn.te/noun
A large wild ox, especially the European bison or a related bovid.
Did you know?English bison ultimately comes through Latin and French from a Germanic word for the animal, showing how even “wild” names can travel with conquest and trade.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wisundaz
“wild ox, bison”
Latin
Latin
bison, bisont-
“the bison”
Old French
OF
bison
“bison”
Italian
It
bisonte
“bison”
Modern English
English
bison
“a large wild ox”