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Where does “dolla” come from?

dolla (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin dullia, from Frankish duli, from Proto-Germanic dulją, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

dolla (Catalan): bush; socket

Definitions

  1. bush; socket

Ancestry of “dolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latindulliapipe, tube
2Frankishdulipipe, tube, conduit; hollow tube, pipe; tube,...
3Proto-Germanicduljątube, pipe; nozzle, spout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “dolla”

  • endollar
  • desendollar
  • endoll
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