embourgeoiser.
to become bourgeois
Meaning & usage
to become bourgeois
to gentrify
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en- French en- Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérgʰs? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burgbor.? Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos)bor.? Latin burgus Latin -ēnsis Late Latin burgensis Old French borgeis Middle French bourgois French bourgeois Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French embourgeoiser From en- + bourgeois + -er.
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