Where does “Bobo” come from?

Bobo (English) comes from English bourgeois, from French bourgeois, from French Bourgois, from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.

Bobo (English): A people indigenous to Burkina Faso, Africa

Definitions

  1. A people indigenous to Burkina Faso, Africa

Ancestry of “Bobo”, step by step

Bobo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English bourgeois

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbourgeoisOf or relating to the middle class, their...
2Frenchbourgeoisbourgeois; member of the middle class
3FrenchBourgois
4French-oisUsed to form adjectives related to a particular...
5Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
6Latin-ensisOf or from
7Latinarvumfield; farm land
8Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
9Latinquelō
10Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via English Bohemian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBohemianA native or resident of Bohemia; The dialect of...
2Frenchbohémiengypsy, Romani; Bohemian
3French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
4Middle French-ien-ian
5Old French-ien-ian
6Latin-iānus
7Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

via French bobo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboboboo-boo; bobo, boho
2FrenchBohèmeBohemian
3Medieval LatinbohemusBohemian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō