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Where does “boulangiste” come from?

boulangiste (French) comes from French Boulanger, from Middle French boulanger, from Old French boulanger, from Frankish bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

boulangiste (French): Boulangist

Definitions

  1. Boulangist

Ancestry of “boulangiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBoulanger—
2Middle Frenchboulanger—
3Old Frenchboulangerto bake bread
4Frankishbollābun; ball, bun, bowl, cup; ball
5Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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