Where does “bordeaux” come from?

bordeaux (Danish) comes from French bordeaux, from Middle French Bordeaulx, from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala.

bordeaux (Danish): claret; Bordeaux

Definitions

  1. claret; Bordeaux

Ancestry of “bordeaux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbordeauxclaret; Bordeaux; plural of bordeau
2Middle FrenchBordeaulx—
3OccitanBordèu—
4Old OccitanBordel—
5LatinBurdigala—
Every word from Latin Burdigala →Every word from Old Occitan Bordel →Every word from Occitan Bordèu →