Where does “burĝo” come from?
burĝo (Esperanto) comes from English burg, from English burgundy, from English Burgundy, from English Burgundy wine, from English wine, from Middle English wyn, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic wīn — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
burĝo (Esperanto): burgher; member of the bourgeoisie
Definitions
- burgher; member of the bourgeoisie
Ancestry of “burĝo”, step by step
burĝo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English burg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burg | A city or town; A fortified town in medieval... |
| 2 | English | burgundy | Alternative letter-case form of Burgundy; A dark... |
| 3 | English | Burgundy | A variety of red wine from this region; A variety... |
| 4 | English | Burgundy wine | — |
| 5 | English | wine | An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the... |
| 6 | Middle English | wyn | wine; Alternative form of wynne; Alternative form... |
| 7 | Old English | wīn | wine, vine |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wīn | wine |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 10 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via French bourgeois
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bourgeois | bourgeois; member of the middle class |
| 2 | French | Bourgois | — |
| 3 | French | -ois | Used to form adjectives related to a particular... |
| 4 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |