Where does “borrós” come from?
borrós (Catalan) comes from Spanish borroso, from Spanish borrar, from Spanish borrá, from Old Spanish borra, from Latin burra, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ — bonfire; spelt.
borrós (Catalan): woolly
Definitions
- woolly
Ancestry of “borrós”, step by step
borrós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish borroso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | borroso | blurry, fuzzy unfocused |
| 2 | Spanish | borrar | to erase or delete |
| 3 | Spanish | borrá | young female sheep |
| 4 | Old Spanish | borra | rough wool |
| 5 | Latin | burra | A small cow with a red mouth or muzzle; A shaggy... |
| 6 | Latin | Burrus | flushed, red |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πυρρός | flame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
via Catalan borra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | borra | fluff, waste fibers |