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Where does “borrasca” come from?

borrasca (Portuguese) comes from Spanish borrasca, from Vulgar Latin *borrasicare, from Classical Latin borrās, from Ancient Greek Βορρᾶς.

borrasca (Portuguese): squall, storm

Definitions

  1. squall, storm

Ancestry of “borrasca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishborrascasquall, storm
2Vulgar Latin*borrasicare—
3Classical Latinborrās—
4Ancient GreekΒορρᾶς—
Every word from Ancient Greek Βορρᾶς →