Where does “bompres” come from?

bompres (Romanian) comes from Italian bompresso, from Spanish bauprés, from French beaupré, from Dutch boegspriet, from Dutch spriet, from German Sprit, from French ésprit, from Middle French esperit — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

bompres (Romanian): bowsprit

Definitions

  1. bowsprit

Ancestry of “bompres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbompressobowsprit
2Spanishbauprésbowsprit
3Frenchbeauprébowsprit
4Dutchboegsprietbowsprit
5Dutchsprietlong, narrow shoot from a plant; blade (of grass or corn), sprig
6GermanSpritpetrol, gas
7Frenchéspritimmaterial or incorporeal substance
8Middle Frenchesperitmind
9Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
10Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
11Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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