Where does “bola” come from?

bola (Catalan) comes from Occitan bola, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bola (Catalan): ball; lie, untruth

Definitions

  1. ball; lie, untruth

Ancestry of “bola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanbola—
2Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bola”

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