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Where does “буржуази́я” come from?

буржуази́я (Russian) comes from French bourgeoisie, from French bourgeois, from French Bourgois, from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.

Ancestry of “буржуази́я”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbourgeoisiebourgeoisie
2Frenchbourgeoisbourgeois; member of the middle class
3FrenchBourgois—
4French-oisUsed to form adjectives related to a particular...
5Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
6Latin-ensisOf or from
7Latinarvumfield; farm land
8Latincolō—
9Latinquelō—
10Proto-Italickʷelō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “буржуази́я”

  • բուրժուազիա
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