Where does “ekbruli” come from?
ekbruli (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bruli, 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 — to burn.
ekbruli (Esperanto): to burn, to ignite, to light; to catch fire
Definitions
- to burn, to ignite, to light; to catch fire
Ancestry of “ekbruli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | bruli | to burn; to be on fire |
| 2 | French | brûler | to burn; to burn oneself |
| 3 | Middle French | brusler | to burn |
| 4 | Old French | brusler | to burn |
| 5 | Old French | bruller | to broil, roast, char; to burn |
| 6 | Old French | usler | to scorch |
| 7 | Latin | ustulāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |