Etymology

Borborite

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Today it means: A member of an ancient libertine Gnostic sect, said to be descended from the Nicolaitans. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βόρβορος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβόρβορος“mud”
  2. English todayBorborite

From Ancient Greek βόρβορος (bórboros, “mud”) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβόρβορος all →

Borborian

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