Where does “Bolivianness” come from?
Bolivianness (English) comes from English Bolivian, from English Bolivia, 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.
Bolivianness (English): Quality of being Bolivian
Definitions
- Quality of being Bolivian
Ancestry of “Bolivianness”, step by step
Bolivianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bolivian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bolivian | A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent; Of,... |
| 2 | English | Bolivia | A card game similar to rummy and canasta |
| 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 English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |