Where does “bourre-pif” come from?
bourre-pif (French) comes from French bourrer, from French bourré, from Latin burra, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
bourre-pif (French): thump, punch on the nose
Definitions
- thump, punch on the nose
Ancestry of “bourre-pif”, step by step
bourre-pif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bourrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bourrer | to stuff with stuffing material; to completely... |
| 2 | French | bourré | stuffed or filled to the very limit; drunk; past... |
| 3 | Latin | burra | A small cow with a red mouth or muzzle; A shaggy... |
| 4 | Latin | Burrus | flushed, red |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πυρρός | flame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
via French pif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pif | conk, hooter, schnozzle; nose, intuition |