Where does “boros” come from?

boros (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bori, 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 — shiny, light brown.

boros (Esperanto): future of bori

Definitions

  1. future of bori

Ancestry of “boros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoborito bore; to drill
2EnglishboreTo inspire boredom in somebody; To make a hole...
3Middle EnglishboreA bore, hole, puncture or indentation
4Middle Englishboren
5Old Englishborenpast participle of beran; born
6Old Englishberanto carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support
7Proto-West Germanicberanto carry, to bear
8Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Germanic beraną