Where does “butlleta” come from?

butlleta (Catalan) comes from Catalan ETA, from Basque eta, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

butlleta (Catalan): ticket

Definitions

  1. ticket

Ancestry of “butlleta”, step by step

butlleta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan ETA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanETAETA Basque nationalist terrorist group
2Basqueetaand; plus, and; upon, after
3Latinetand; plus; though, even if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Catalan butlla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbutllabull
2Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti
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