Where does “bull” come from?
bull (Catalan) comes from Catalan bullir, from Latin bullīre, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bull (Catalan): boiling; effervescence; a type of pork sausage
Definitions
- boiling; effervescence; a type of pork sausage
Ancestry of “bull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | bullir | to boil |
| 2 | Latin | bullīre | — |
| 3 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |