Where does “Bolivian” come from?
Bolivian derives from English Bolivia, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -anus, a masculine singular adjective suffix denoting belonging or relation.
Bolivian (English): A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent; Of,...
Definitions
- A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent; Of,...
Ancestry of “Bolivian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bolivia | A card game similar to rummy and canasta |
| 2 | Spanish | Bolivia | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Bolívar | Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname |
| 4 | Basque | Bolibar | — |
| 5 | Basque | bolu | windmill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 7 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 8 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |