Where does “boyau” come from?
boyau (English) comes from French boyau, from Old French boiel//boial, from Latin botellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
boyau (English): A small trench or ditch, typically built in a...
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- A small trench or ditch, typically built in a...
Ancestry of “boyau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | boyau | gut, intestine; catgut, gut; communication... |
| 2 | Old French | boiel//boial | — |
| 3 | Latin | botellus | a small sausage |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |