Where does “bornage” come from?
bornage (French) comes from French borner, from French borné, from Medieval Latin bodina, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
bornage (French): demarcation
Ancestry of “bornage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | borner | to limit, confine; to confine oneself; to content... |
| 2 | French | borné | narrow; narrow-minded; bounded |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | bodina | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |