Where does “bronca” come from?

bronca (Catalan) comes from Spanish bronca, from Vulgar Latin bruncus, from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

bronca (Catalan): dispute, quarrel; telling-off; scolding

Definitions

  1. dispute, quarrel; telling-off; scolding

Ancestry of “bronca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbroncahassle, dispute, quarrel, argument; reprimand,...
2Vulgar Latinbruncus—
3LatinbroccusA person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed...
4Gaulishbrokkos—
5Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger
Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkos →Every word from Gaulish brokkos →Every word from Latin broccus →