Editing Burglary (section)

==Etymology==
[[Edward Coke|Sir Edward Coke]] (1552–1634) explains at the start of Chapter 14 in the third part of ''[[Institutes of the Lawes of England]]'' (pub. 1644), that the word ''Burglar'' ("or the person that committeth '''burglary'''"), is derived from the words ''burgh'' and ''laron'', meaning ''house-thieves''. A note indicates he relies on the ''Brooke's case'' for this definition.

According to one textbook, the [[etymology]] originates from [[Anglo-Saxon]] or [[Old English]], one of the [[Germanic languages]]. (Perhaps paraphrasing Sir [[Edward Coke]]:) "The word ''burglar'' comes from the two [[German language|German]] words {{lang|de|burg}}, meaning "house", and {{lang|de|laron}}, meaning "thief" (literally "house thief")."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Glick |first1=Leonard |last2=Mutchnick |first2=Robert |last3=Miller |first3=J. Mitchell |title=Criminology |date=October 1994 |publisher=Pearson College Division |location=New York |isbn=9780135094686 |page=280}}</ref>

Another suggested etymology is from the later Latin word {{lang|la|burgare}}, "to break open" or "to commit burglary", from {{lang|la|[[burgus]]}}, meaning "fortress" or "castle", with the word then passing through French and Middle English, with influence from the Latin {{lang|la|latro}}, "thief".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=burglar|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|website=www.etymonline.com|access-date=2016-09-18}}</ref> The British verb "burgle" is a late [[back-formation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=burgle|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|website=www.etymonline.com|access-date=2016-09-18}}</ref>