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Where does “semibull” come from?

semibull (English) comes from English bull, from Middle English bole, from Old English bula, from Old Norse boli, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

semibull (English): A bull issued by a pope in the period between...

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  1. A bull issued by a pope in the period between...

Ancestry of “semibull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbullAn adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen; A...
2Middle Englishbolebull, steer, male cow; A heraldic bull; Taurus
3Old Englishbulabull, steer
4Old Norsebolibull
5Proto-Germanicbulôbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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