Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “aburguesar” come from?

aburguesar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese burguês, from Old Portuguese burges, from Spanish burgués, from Latin burgensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.

aburguesar (Portuguese): bourgeoisify

Definitions

  1. bourgeoisify

Ancestry of “aburguesar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseburguêsbourgeois; philistine; burgher
2Old Portugueseburges—
3Spanishburguésbourgeois
4LatinburgensisA resident of a walled town; A burgess, a burger:...
5Latin-ensisOf or from
6Latinarvumfield; farm land
7Latincolō—
8Latinquelō—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →