Where does “bordón” come from?

bordón (Galician) comes from Old French bordon, from Latin burdo, from Gaulish burdus — mule.

bordón (Galician): cane, staff used by pilgrims

Definitions

  1. cane, staff used by pilgrims

Ancestry of “bordón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbordonbumblebee; a sort of musical instrument
2Latinburdomule; hinny
3Gaulishburdusmule
Every word from Gaulish burdus →Every word from Latin burdo →Every word from Old French bordon →