Where does “bizarre” come from?
Bizarre comes from French bizarre, from Basque bizar, from Proto-Basque bizaŕ, ultimately from Proto-Basque buz-.
bizarre (English): strangely unconventional in style or appearance
Definitions
- strangely unconventional in style or appearance
Ancestry of “bizarre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bizarre | bizarre, odd; peculiar, quaint |
| 2 | Italian | bizzarro | odd, queer, eccentric, bizarre, weird; frisky |
Words derived from “bizarre”