Where does “bourril” come from?

bourril (Old French) comes from Old French bourre, from Medieval Latin burra, from Latin burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

bourril (Old French): flocks or ends of threads which disfigure cloth

Definitions

  1. flocks or ends of threads which disfigure cloth

Ancestry of “bourril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbourre—
2Medieval Latinburraflock of wool, coarse hair; A small cow with a...
3Latinburrusred, reddish-brown
4Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
5Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “bourril”

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