Where does “boroscopia” come from?
boroscopia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese boroscópio, from English borescope, from English bore, from Middle English bore, from Middle English boren, from Old English boren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic beran — shiny, light brown.
boroscopia (Portuguese): borescope inspection
Definitions
- borescope inspection
Ancestry of “boroscopia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | boroscópio | borescope |
| 2 | English | borescope | An optical instrument used for seeing inside... |
| 3 | English | bore | To inspire boredom in somebody; To make a hole... |
| 4 | Middle English | bore | A bore, hole, puncture or indentation |
| 5 | Middle English | boren | — |
| 6 | Old English | boren | past participle of beran; born |
| 7 | Old English | beran | to carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | beran | to carry, to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |