Where does “burletta” come from?
burletta (English) comes from Italian burletta, from Italian burla, from Vulgar Latin burrula, from Latin burra, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
burletta (English): A comic operetta; a musical farce
Definitions
- A comic operetta; a musical farce
Ancestry of “burletta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | burletta | joke; trick |
| 2 | Italian | burla | trick, prank, frolic, joke; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | burrula | — |
| 4 | Latin | burra | A small cow with a red mouth or muzzle; A shaggy... |
| 5 | Latin | Burrus | flushed, red |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πυρρός | flame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |