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Where does “borné” come from?

borné (French) comes from Medieval Latin bodina, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

borné (French): narrow; narrow-minded; bounded

Definitions

  1. narrow; narrow-minded; bounded

Ancestry of “borné”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbodina—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “borné”

  • borniert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →