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Where does “brui” come from?

brui (French) comes from French bruire, from Vulgar Latin brugere, from Latin rugire, from Latin rugio — I roar, bellow; rumble; I bray.

brui (French): past participle of bruire

Definitions

  1. past participle of bruire

Ancestry of “brui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbruireto make a noise; to rustle; to rattle
2Vulgar Latinbrugere—
3Latinrugirepresent active infinitive of rugiō; to roar
4LatinrugioI roar, bellow; rumble; I bray
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