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Is the word aburrir (get bored) etymologically related to the word burro (donkey)?

They seem to share a common root (burr). Plus, there is a Spanish saying:

Solo los burros se aburren

fedorqui
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    I've often heard this funny silly sentence. — Me aburro... — !Pues cómprate un burro! ;) It's just a play on words because of the similarity in spelling of both words. – Javi Mar 13 '12 at 14:26
  • I invented a Spanish Tom Swifty: —El asno no hace nada — dijo Tomás, aburrido. – Michael Wolf Mar 14 '12 at 04:15
  • El toro se atora, la orca te ahorca y el pollo me apoya. – Rodrigo Apr 06 '20 at 19:28

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No, aburrir comes from the Latin abhorrere, related with the English word abhor.

Burro or borrico comes also from the Latin, but from a different root, burricus (caballejo).

aburrir
Del lat. abhorrēre.

abhor
mid-15c., from Latin abhorrere

borrico, ca
Del lat. tardío burrīcus 'caballo pequeño'.

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