Where does “bore” come from?

bore (French) comes from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره, from Middle Persian bwlk'.

bore (French): boron

Definitions

  1. boron

Ancestry of “bore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboraxborax
2EnglishboraxA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a...
3Middle Englishboras—
4Anglo-Normanboreis—
5Medieval Latinbaurachborax
6Arabicبَوْرَق—
7Persianبورهborax; sugar
8Middle Persianbwlk'—

Words derived from “bore”

Every word from Middle Persian bwlk' →Every word from Persian بوره →Every word from Arabic بَوْرَق →