Where does “bronco” come from?

bronco (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin bruncus, from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

bronco (Spanish): harsh, sharp

Definitions

  1. harsh, sharp

Ancestry of “bronco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbruncus—
2LatinbroccusA person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed...
3Gaulishbrokkos—
4Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger

Words derived from “bronco”

Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkos →Every word from Gaulish brokkos →Every word from Latin broccus →