Where does “Boliviaans” come from?
Boliviaans (Dutch) comes from Dutch Boliviaan, from Spanish boliviano, from Spanish Bolivia, from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, from Basque bolu, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Boliviaans (Dutch): Bolivian
Definitions
- Bolivian
Ancestry of “Boliviaans”, step by step
Boliviaans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Boliviaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Boliviaan | Bolivian person |
| 2 | Spanish | boliviano | Bolivian |
| 3 | Spanish | Bolivia | — |
| 4 | Spanish | Bolívar | Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname |
| 5 | Basque | Bolibar | — |
| 6 | Basque | bolu | windmill |
| 7 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 8 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 9 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |