Where does “poletti” come from?
poletti (Finnish) comes from Swedish pollett, from Middle French bullette, from Old French bulleite, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
poletti (Finnish): token substitute for money
Definitions
- token substitute for money
Ancestry of “poletti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pollett | token, coin |
| 2 | Middle French | bullette | seal; a letter with such a seal |
| 3 | Old French | bulleite | seal |
| 4 | Old French | bulle | seal; a letter sealed with a bull |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | bulla | seal; sealed document; seal capsule; seal",... |
| 6 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |