Etymology

boracic

bo·rac·ic
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Today it means: Relating to, or impregnated with borax. Full definition →

Medieval Latin borax ← Arabic بَوْرَق ← Persian بوره
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boracic · adjective1

  1. Persian · derived fromبوره
  2. Arabic · derived fromبَوْرَق
  3. Medieval Latin · derived fromborax
  4. English todayboracic

From Medieval Latin borax (genitive boracis), itself via Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq), from Persian بوره (bura).

boracic · adjective2

Shortened from boracic lint (“skint”).

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latinborax all →

borax

Arabicبَوْرَق all →

borax

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