Where does “bredie” come from?
bredie (Afrikaans) comes from Portuguese bredo, from Latin blitum, from Ancient Greek βλίτον — purple amaranth.
bredie (Afrikaans): bredie
Ancestry of “bredie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bredo | — |
| 2 | Latin | blitum | kind of spinach |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βλίτον | purple amaranth |
Words derived from “bredie”