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Where does “bouler” come from?

bouler (French) comes from French boule, from Middle French boule, from Old French bole, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bouler (French): To inflate or swell up

Definitions

  1. To inflate or swell up

Ancestry of “bouler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbouleball, globe; bowl; scoop
2Middle Frenchbouleball
3Old Frenchboleknob; fraud, deceit, trickery
4Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bouler”

  • boule
  • bulín
  • bulloneria
  • bullonatura
  • sbullonare
  • bullonatrice
  • bullone
  • bullonare
  • boulot
  • boulin
  • boule
  • boulette
  • débouler
  • bouler
  • boulu
  • boulon
  • bouliste
  • boulocher
  • boulodrome
  • boulonner
  • boules
  • déboulonner
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