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Where does “bori” come from?

bori (Esperanto) comes from English bore, from Middle English bore, from Middle English boren, from Old English boren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic beran, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.

bori (Esperanto): to bore; to drill

Definitions

  1. to bore; to drill

Ancestry of “bori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboreTo inspire boredom in somebody; To make a hole...
2Middle EnglishboreA :bore, hole, puncture or indentation; A gap,...
3Middle Englishboren—
4Old Englishborenpast participle of beran; born
5Old Englishberanto carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support
6Proto-West Germanicberanto carry, to bear
7Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bori”

  • boros
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