Where does “bugreiro” come from?
bugreiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bugre, from French bougre, from Old French bogre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, from Slavic блъгаринъ, from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀, from Proto-Turkic bulgar, from Proto-Turkic bulga- — to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder.
bugreiro (Portuguese): a person hired by the government to track down and kill Native Americans
Definitions
- a person hired by the government to track down and kill Native Americans
Ancestry of “bugreiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bugre | savage |
| 2 | French | bougre | chap, guy; wretch; imbecile; idiot |
| 3 | Old French | bogre | heretic |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Bulgarus | Bulgarian; Bulgar |
| 5 | Slavic | блъгаринъ | — |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 | to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in... |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | bulgar | disturber, disturbing |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | bulga- | to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder |