Where does “bouleverser” come from?
bouleverser (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-.
bouleverser (French): to completely and drastically change, to...
Definitions
- to completely and drastically change, to...
Ancestry of “bouleverser”, step by step
bouleverser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French boule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | boule | ball, globe; bowl; scoop |
| 2 | Middle French | boule | ball |
| 3 | Old French | bole | knob; fraud, deceit, trickery |
| 4 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via French verser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | verser | to pour; to pay, to put money into a fund; to... |
| 2 | Latin | versō | to turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |