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Where does “Bologne” come from?

Bologne (French) comes from Latin Bonōnia, from English unnamed, from English Un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥- — not.

Ancestry of “Bologne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBonōnia—
2EnglishunnamedNot having a name
3EnglishUn-—
4Middle Englishun-—
5Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
6Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
9Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “Bologne”

  • bolognaise
  • bolognaise
  • bolognais
  • Bolonais
  • bolonais
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