Where does “bourrique” come from?

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

bourrique (French): she-ass; a donkey; an ass, an idiot

Definitions

  1. she-ass; a donkey; an ass, an idiot

Ancestry of “bourrique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishborricodonkey; a stubborn, lazy, or stupid person
2Latinburricussmall horse
3LatinBurrusflushed, red
4Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
5Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “bourrique”

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