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Where does “бордо” come from?

бордо (Russian) comes from French bordeaux, from Middle French Bordeaulx, from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala.

Ancestry of “бордо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbordeauxclaret; Bordeaux; plural of bordeau
2Middle FrenchBordeaulx—
3OccitanBordèu—
4Old OccitanBordel—
5LatinBurdigala—

Words derived from “бордо”

  • бордовый
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