Where does “brucus” come from?

brucus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Gaulish brūcos, from Proto-Celtic wroikos — heather.

brucus (Vulgar Latin): A kind of wingless locust

Definitions

  1. A kind of wingless locust

Ancestry of “brucus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbrūcosheather
2Proto-Celticwroikosheather
Every word from Proto-Celtic wroikos →Every word from Gaulish brūcos →