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Where does “bulletwood” come from?

bulletwood (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

bulletwood (English): A tropical hardwood tree, "Manilkara bidentata",...

Definitions

  1. A tropical hardwood tree, "Manilkara bidentata",...

Ancestry of “bulletwood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWood—
2EnglishFrogAlternative form of frog
3Portuguesefrocoflock
4Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
5Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
6Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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