Where does “bitllot” come from?

bitllot (Catalan) comes from Catalan bitlla, from Frankish bikkil, from Proto-Germanic bikkilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

bitllot (Catalan): in the sport of bitlles catalanes, a wooden pin used in place of a bowling ball to knock over a number of wooden skittles or bitlles

Definitions

  1. in the sport of bitlles catalanes, a wooden pin used in place of a bowling ball to knock over a number of wooden skittles or bitlles

Ancestry of “bitllot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbitllapin, skittle
2Frankishbikkilossicle, a die; stonemason; piece of chipped...
3Proto-Germanicbikkilazstonemason; piece of chipped stone or bone;...
4Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikkilaz →