Where does “bool” come from?

bool (Dutch) comes from Latin bōlus, from Ancient Greek βῶλος — lump, clod of earth, turf; land, soil; lump of...

bool (Dutch): A type of fat clay

Definitions

  1. A type of fat clay

Ancestry of “bool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbōlusa throw of the dice
2Ancient Greekβῶλοςlump, clod of earth, turf; land, soil; lump of...
Every word from Ancient Greek βῶλοςEvery word from Latin bōlus
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