Where does “borracho” come from?
borracho (Spanish) comes from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
borracho (Spanish): drunk; drunkard
Ancestry of “borracho”, step by step
borracho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Burrus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Burrus | flushed, red |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πυρρός | flame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
via Spanish borracha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | borracha | feminine singular of borracho; wineskin; female... |
| 2 | Catalan | morratxa | — |
Words derived from “borracho”