Where does “bor” come from?
bor (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بور, from Arabic بور, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour, from Old French porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
bor (Turkish): boron
Definitions
- boron
Ancestry of “bor”, step by step
bor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish بور
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بور | (of land) unfit for cultivation; waste |
| 2 | Arabic | بور | fallow, uncultivated; stagnant, waste-; to let... |
| 3 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 4 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 5 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 6 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 7 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 8 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 9 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 10 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 11 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |