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Where does “bulletin” come from?

Bulletin comes from French bulletin, from Italian bullettino, from Latin bulla meaning seal or sealed document, from Proto-Indo-European bew-.

bulletin (English): A short report, especially one released through...

Definitions

  1. A short report, especially one released through...

Ancestry of “bulletin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbulletinbulletin; newsletter; report card, school report
2Italianbollettino—
3Italian-inoAlterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used...
4Latin-īnus—
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “bulletin”

  • bulletin board
  • e-bulletin
  • bulletinize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →