Where does “bourreau” come from?
bourreau (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.
bourreau (French): torturer; executioner, hangman; individual who...
Definitions
- torturer; executioner, hangman; individual who...
Ancestry of “bourreau”, step by step
| 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 |