Where does “bourré” come from?

bourré (French) comes from Latin burra, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

bourré (French): stuffed or filled to the very limit; drunk; past...

Definitions

  1. stuffed or filled to the very limit; drunk; past...

Ancestry of “bourré”, step by step

bourré traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin burra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinburraA small cow with a red mouth or muzzle; A shaggy...
2LatinBurrusflushed, red
3Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
4Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Old French boure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboure—
2Old Czechbúřěstorm
3Proto-Slavicbuřastorm

Words derived from “bourré”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ →Every word from Ancient Greek πυρρός →