Where does “bruo” come from?
bruo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto brui, from French bruit, from Old French bruit, from Latin rugītus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
bruo (Esperanto): noise
Definitions
- noise
Ancestry of “bruo”, step by step
bruo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto brui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | brui | to make noise |
| 2 | French | bruit | a noise; a rumor or report |
| 3 | Old French | bruit | noise; sounds |
| 4 | Latin | rugītus | braying (of a donkey) |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Galician bruar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | bruar | Of a bull, to make its characteristic lowing sound, specially when on heat or angry; to bellow |