Where does “boragacoj” come from?
boragacoj (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto borago, from Old French bourrache, from Medieval Latin borago, from Latin borra, from Latin burra, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ — bonfire; spelt.
boragacoj (Esperanto): Boraginaceae the
Definitions
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Ancestry of “boragacoj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | borago | borage |
| 2 | Old French | bourrache | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | borago | borage; "Borago officinalis", borage |
| 4 | Latin | borra | short wool, rough hair |
| 5 | Latin | burra | A small cow with a red mouth or muzzle; A shaggy... |
| 6 | Latin | Burrus | flushed, red |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πυρρός | flame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |