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
- dispute, quarrel; telling-off; scolding
Ancestry of “bronca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bronca | hassle, dispute, quarrel, argument; reprimand,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bruncus | — |
| 3 | Latin | broccus | A person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed... |
| 4 | Gaulish | brokkos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | brokkos | badger |