boyante
91buoy — [13] Buoy is of disputed origin, as to both its immediate source and its ultimate derivation. One school of thought holds that English borrowed it directly from Old French boie ‘chain’, while another views Middle Dutch boeye as an intermediate… …
92buoyant — [boi′ənt; ] also [ bo͞o′yənt] adj. [< ? Sp boyante < boyar, to float] having or showing buoyancy buoyantly adv …
93buoyant — adj. 1 a able or apt to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas. b (of a liquid or gas) able to keep something afloat. 2 light hearted. Derivatives: buoyantly adv. Etymology: F buoyant or Sp. boyante part. of boyar float f. boya BUOY …
