Where does “boirós” come from?

boirós (Catalan) comes from Catalan boira, from Latin boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέας — the north wind, personified as Boreas; the North.

boirós (Catalan): misty or foggy

Definitions

  1. misty or foggy

Ancestry of “boirós”, step by step

boirós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan boira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanboirafog; mist
2Latinboreās—
3Ancient GreekΒορέαςthe north wind, personified as Boreas; the North

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—
Every word from Ancient Greek Βορέας →Every word from Latin boreās →Every word from Catalan boira →