Where does “bille” come from?

bille (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bille (Anglo-Norman): stick; baton; written decree, announcement

Definitions

  1. stick; baton; written decree, announcement

Ancestry of “bille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbulleseal; a letter sealed with a bull
2Medieval Latinbullaseal; sealed document; seal capsule; seal",...
3Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin bulla →