Where does “bòric” come from?

bòric (Catalan) comes from Catalan bor, from French bore, from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق.

bòric (Catalan): boric

Definitions

  1. boric

Ancestry of “bòric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanborboron
2Frenchboreboron
3Frenchboraxborax
4EnglishboraxA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a...
5Middle Englishboras—
6Anglo-Normanboreis—
7Medieval Latinbaurachborax
8Arabicبَوْرَق—
9Persianبورهborax; sugar
10Middle Persianbwlk'—
Every word from Middle Persian bwlk' →Every word from Persian بوره →Every word from Arabic بَوْرَق →