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Where does “Burmilla” come from?

Burmilla (English) comes from English Burmese, from English -ese, from Middle English -eys, from Old French -eis, from Late Latin -iscus.

Burmilla (English): A medium-sized short-hair domestic cat breed,...

Definitions

  1. A medium-sized short-hair domestic cat breed,...

Ancestry of “Burmilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBurmeseOf or relating to Burma or its people or...
2English-eseUsed to form adjectives and nouns describing...
3Middle English-eysAlternative form of -esse
4Old French-eisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
5Late Latin-iscus—
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