Where does “nonbullous” come from?
nonbullous (English) comes from English bullous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
nonbullous (English): Not bullous
Definitions
- Not bullous
Ancestry of “nonbullous”, step by step
nonbullous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bullous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bullous | Of, pertaining to or characterized by bullae |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |