Where does “burdo” come from?

burdo (Esperanto) comes from French bourdon, from Middle French bourdon, from Old French bordon, from Latin burdo, from Gaulish burdus — mule.

burdo (Esperanto): bumble-bee

Definitions

  1. bumble-bee

Ancestry of “burdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbourdonbumblebee; drone; blues
2Middle Frenchbourdonhoneybee, bumblebee
3Old Frenchbordonbumblebee; a sort of musical instrument
4Latinburdomule; hinny
5Gaulishburdusmule
Every word from Gaulish burdusEvery word from Latin burdoEvery word from Old French bordon