Where does “בורות” come from?
בורות (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew בור, from German bor, from German Borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق.
בורות (Hebrew): ignorance
Definitions
- ignorance
Ancestry of “בורות”, step by step
בורות traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew בור
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | בור | hole, pit; fallow, uncultivated land; ignoramus,... |
| 2 | German | bor | boron |
| 3 | German | Borax | borax |
| 4 | English | borax | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a... |
| 5 | Middle English | boras | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | boreis | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | baurach | borax |
| 8 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 9 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 10 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |
via Hebrew ־וּת
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | ־וּת | -ness, -ity; -ity, -ness; -ship, -ness |