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Where does “bobo” come from?

bobo (English) comes from French bobo, 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 materialistic person who affects an...

Definitions

  1. A materialistic person who affects an...

Ancestry of “bobo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboboboo-boo; bobo, boho
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
8Latincolō—
9Latinquelō—
10Proto-Italickʷelō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →