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Where does “bobo” come from?

bobo (French) comes from French bourgeois, from French Bourgois, from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.

bobo (French): boo-boo; bobo, boho

Definitions

  1. boo-boo; bobo, boho

Ancestry of “bobo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbourgeoisbourgeois; member of the middle class
2FrenchBourgois—
3French-oisUsed to form adjectives related to a particular...
4Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
5Latin-ensisOf or from
6Latinarvumfield; farm land
7Latincolō—
8Latinquelō—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “bobo”

  • bobo
  • bobologie
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