Where does “boloney” come from?
boloney (English) comes from English baloney, from English Bologna, from Italian Bologna, from Latin Bonōnia, from English unnamed, from English Un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un- — not.
boloney (English): Alternative form of bologna; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of bologna; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “boloney”, step by step
boloney traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English baloney
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | baloney | A type of sausage; bologna; Nonsense |
| 2 | English | Bologna | the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna |
| 3 | Italian | Bologna | the letter B in the [[Appendix:Italian spelling alphabet |
| 4 | Latin | Bonōnia | Bologna, Italy |
| 5 | English | unnamed | Not having a name |
| 6 | English | Un- | not |
| 7 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 8 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via English bologna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bologna | A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork... |