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Where does “bourricot” come from?

bourricot (French) comes from French bourrique, from Spanish borrico, from Latin burricus, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

bourricot (French): small donkey

Definitions

  1. small donkey

Ancestry of “bourricot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbourriqueshe-ass; a donkey; an ass, an idiot
2Spanishborricodonkey; a stubborn, lazy, or stupid person
3Latinburricussmall horse
4LatinBurrus—
5Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
6Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “bourricot”

  • kif-kif bourricot
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