Where does “bronco” come from?

bronco (Italian) comes from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek -itis.

bronco (Italian): A thorny branch; bronchus, bronchial tube

Definitions

  1. A thorny branch; bronchus, bronchial tube

Ancestry of “bronco”, step by step

bronco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin bronchus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbronchus—
2Ancient Greek-itis—

via Late Latin brunchus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbrunchus—

Words derived from “bronco”

Every word from Ancient Greek -itis →