Etymology of borough, -burg
The word borough and the widely used ending -burg derives from the Latin burgus (fortress, castle, fortified city), which is related to the Greek word pyrgos (burgus, fortress, castle; πύργος; see "Αίας πύργος Αχαιοίς"). Pyrgos is related to Pergamon (Πέργαμα Τροίας, Pergama Trias - citadel of Troy).
From the same root:borough, -burg, -burgh, burglar, bourgeois, burgess, burgh, burgher
In modern Greek:
a) pyrgos: tower, castle, fortress [πύργος]
b) pyrgono: fortify [πυργώνω]
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c) Pergamos: the city of Pergamos (Bergama) in the Aegean coast of Asia Minor [Πέργαμος]
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OED
Η λέξη borough (πόλη, δήμος) καθώς και η εκτενώς χρησιμοποιούμενη κατάληξη -burg προέρχεται από το λατινικό burgus (πύργος, κάστρο, οχυρωμένη πόλη), το οποίο σχετίζεται με τά ελληνικά πύργος καί Πέργαμος.
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The word borough and the widely used ending -burg derives from the Latin burgus (fortress, castle, fortified city), which is related to the Greek word pyrgos (burgus, fortress, castle; πύργος; see "Αίας πύργος Αχαιοίς"). Pyrgos is related to Pergamon (Πέργαμα Τροίας, Pergama Trias - citadel of Troy).
From the same root:borough, -burg, -burgh, burglar, bourgeois, burgess, burgh, burgher
In modern Greek:
a) pyrgos: tower, castle, fortress [πύργος]
b) pyrgono: fortify [πυργώνω]
.
c) Pergamos: the city of Pergamos (Bergama) in the Aegean coast of Asia Minor [Πέργαμος]
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OED
Η λέξη borough (πόλη, δήμος) καθώς και η εκτενώς χρησιμοποιούμενη κατάληξη -burg προέρχεται από το λατινικό burgus (πύργος, κάστρο, οχυρωμένη πόλη), το οποίο σχετίζεται με τά ελληνικά πύργος καί Πέργαμος.
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_Tags within the post.¨εtymology of burgus, etymology of borough, etymology of -burg, etymology of -burgh, etymology of burglar, etymology of burgess, etymology of burgh, etymology of burgher, origin of burgus, origin of borough, origin of -burg, origin of -burgh, origin of burglar, origin of burgess, origin of burgh, origin of burgher, etym0ology of bourgeois, origin of bourgeois.
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