Where does “bruli” come from?
bruli (Esperanto) comes from French brûler, from Middle French brusler, from Old French brusler, from Old French bruller, from Old French usler, from Latin ustulāre, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō — to burn.
bruli (Esperanto): to burn; to be on fire
Definitions
- to burn; to be on fire
Ancestry of “bruli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | brûler | to burn; to burn oneself |
| 2 | Middle French | brusler | to burn |
| 3 | Old French | brusler | to burn |
| 4 | Old French | bruller | to broil, roast, char; to burn |
| 5 | Old French | usler | to scorch |
| 6 | Latin | ustulāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |