Where does “budgetary” come from?
Budgetary comes from budget, which derives from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga meaning leather bag or pouch, likely from Gaulish bulga, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-.
budgetary (English): Of or pertaining to a budget
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a budget
Ancestry of “budgetary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 2 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 3 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 4 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 5 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 6 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |