Where does “buio” come from?

buio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin burius, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

buio (Italian): dark; darkness, dark

Definitions

  1. dark; darkness, dark

Ancestry of “buio”, step by step

buio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin burius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinburius—
2LatinBurrusflushed, red
3Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
4Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Proto-Celtic bodyos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbodyosyellow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbadyo-yellow, brown; yellow; brown

Words derived from “buio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ →Every word from Ancient Greek πυρρός →