Where does “bolillo” come from?
bolillo (English) comes from Mexican Spanish bolillo, from Spanish bolo, from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, from Basque bolu, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
bolillo (English): A type of white bread roll from Latin America
Definitions
- A type of white bread roll from Latin America
Ancestry of “bolillo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexican Spanish | bolillo | bread roll; type of bread; Someone of Caucasian... |
| 2 | Spanish | bolo | bolus; bowling; drunk |
| 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 |