Etymology of borough, -burg, bourgeois, burglar

Etymology of borough, -burg, bourgeois, burglar

The word borough and the widely used ending -burg derives from the Latin burgus (fortress, castle, fortified city), which is related to the Greek words pyrgos (burgus, fortress, castle; πύργος; see “Αίας πύργος Αχαιοίς”) and Pergamon (Πέργαμα Τροίας, Pergama Trias – citadel of  Troy).

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From the same root:
borough, -burg, -burgh, burglar, bourgeois, burgess, burgh, burgher

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In modern Greek:

  a) pyrgos: tower, castle, fortress [πύργος]
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 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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Η λέξη borough (πόλη, δήμος) καθώς και η εκτενώς χρησιμοποιούμενη κατάληξη -burg προέρχεται από το λατινικό burgus (πύργος, κάστρο, οχυρωμένη πόλη), το οποία σχετίζονται με τά ελληνικά πύργος καί Πέργαμος.
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