Where does “bouleversement” come from?
bouleversement (English) comes from French bouleversement, from French bouleverser, from French boule, from Middle French boule, from Old French bole, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bouleversement (English): Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
Definitions
- Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
Ancestry of “bouleversement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bouleversement | disruption, havoc |
| 2 | French | bouleverser | to completely and drastically change, to... |
| 3 | French | boule | ball, globe; bowl; scoop |
| 4 | Middle French | boule | ball |
| 5 | Old French | bole | knob; fraud, deceit, trickery |
| 6 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |