Where does “bourdon” come from?

bourdon (Middle French) comes from Old French bordon, from Latin burdo, from Gaulish burdus — mule.

bourdon (Middle French): honeybee, bumblebee

Definitions

  1. honeybee, bumblebee

Ancestry of “bourdon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbordonbumblebee; a sort of musical instrument
2Latinburdomule; hinny
3Gaulishburdusmule

Words derived from “bourdon”

Every word from Gaulish burdus →Every word from Latin burdo →Every word from Old French bordon →
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