English
burro
Burro comes from Spanish burro ‘donkey, especially one used as a pack animal’, from Latin burricus ‘small horse’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρpûr‘a funerary fire’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπῠρρόςpŭrrhós‘flame-coloured, yellowish-red’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEburrus‘flushed, red’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEburricus‘small horse’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentborrico‘donkey’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentburro‘donkey, especially one used as a pack animal’
- Englishtodayburro
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρpûr‘a funerary fire’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπῠρρόςpŭrrhós‘flame-coloured, yellowish-red’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEburrus‘flushed, red’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEburricus‘small horse’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentborrico‘donkey’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentburro‘donkey, especially one used as a pack animal’
- Englishtodayburro
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
through Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
through Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘a funerary fire’
bertram, pyre, pyrite, pyro, 13 more
through Latin burrus ‘flushed, red’
through Spanish burro ‘donkey, especially one used as a pack animal’
Today it means
noun A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ / burro