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Where does “burberamente” come from?

burberamente (Italian) comes from Italian burbero, from French bourru, from French bourré, from Latin burra, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

burberamente (Italian): grumpily, gruffly

Definitions

  1. grumpily, gruffly

Ancestry of “burberamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianburberosurly, gruff, brassy; curmudgeon
2Frenchbourrusurly; gruff
3Frenchbourréstuffed or filled to the very limit; drunk; past...
4LatinburraA small cow with a red mouth or muzzle; A shaggy...
5LatinBurrus—
6Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
7Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
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