Where does “microbudget” come from?
microbudget (English) comes from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic bolgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-.
microbudget (English): A very small budget
Definitions
- A very small budget
Ancestry of “microbudget”, step by step
microbudget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English budget
| 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- | — |