Where does “bug” come from?
bug (Karipúna Creole French) comes from French bougre, from Old French bogre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, from Slavic блъгаринъ, from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀, from Proto-Turkic bulgar, from Proto-Turkic bulga- — to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder.
bug (Karipúna Creole French): boy
Definitions
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Ancestry of “bug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bougre | chap, guy; wretch; imbecile; idiot |
| 2 | Old French | bogre | heretic |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Bulgarus | Bulgarian; Bulgar |
| 4 | Slavic | блъгаринъ | — |
| 5 | Old Turkic | 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 | to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in... |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | bulgar | disturber, disturbing |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | bulga- | to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder |