Where does “borgo” come from?

borgo (Italian) comes from Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

borgo (Italian): village, hamlet; district; suburb

Definitions

  1. village, hamlet; district; suburb

Ancestry of “borgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinburgusA fort or castle, especially a smaller one; a...
2Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “borgo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →