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Where does “bolet” come from?

bolet (French) comes from Latin bōlētus, from Ancient Greek βωλίτης — mushroom, especially champignon.

bolet (French): bolete

Definitions

  1. bolete

Ancestry of “bolet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbōlētus—
2Ancient Greekβωλίτηςmushroom, especially champignon
Every word from Ancient Greek βωλίτης →