Where does “barrir” come from?

barrir (French) comes from Old French barrire, from Latin barriō, from Latin barrus — An elephant.

barrir (French): to trumpet

Definitions

  1. to trumpet

Ancestry of “barrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbarrireto make the sound of an elephant
2Latinbarriōto make the sound of an elephant
3LatinbarrusAn elephant

Words derived from “barrir

Every word from Latin barrusEvery word from Latin barriōEvery word from Old French barrire
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