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Where does “bolognaise” come from?

bolognaise (English) comes from French bolognaise, from French bolognais, from French -ais, from Old French -eis, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.

bolognaise (English): Alternative form of bolognese

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bolognese

Ancestry of “bolognaise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbolognaisefeminine singular of bolognais
2FrenchbolognaisBolognese
3French-aisThe first-person and second-person singular...
4Old French-eisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
5Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
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- →