Where does “burgo” come from?
burgo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese burgo, from Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
burgo (Galician): borough, neighborhood
Ancestry of “burgo”, step by step
burgo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese burgo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | burgo | borough |
| 2 | Latin | burgus | A fort or castle, especially a smaller one; a... |
| 3 | Frankish | burg | fortress; town; fortified city |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via Latin brūchus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | brūchus | a kind of wingless locust or grasshopper as in |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βροῦκος | A locust, or its wingless larva |