Where does “burjeseth” come from?
burjeseth (Cornish) comes from Cornish burjes, from Middle English burgeis, from Old French borgeis, from Old French -eis, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
burjeseth (Cornish): bourgeoisie
Definitions
- bourgeoisie
Ancestry of “burjeseth”, step by step
burjeseth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish burjes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | burjes | citizen, townsman |
| 2 | Middle English | burgeis | — |
| 3 | Old French | borgeis | town dweller |
| 4 | Old French | -eis | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |