Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “burjois” come from?

burjois (Middle English) comes from French Bourgois, from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

Ancestry of “burjois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBourgois—
2French-oisUsed to form adjectives related to a particular...
3Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →