Where does “boulin” come from?

boulin (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-.

boulin (French): hole made in a dovecote for pigeons to nest, like...

Definitions

  1. hole made in a dovecote for pigeons to nest, like...

Ancestry of “boulin”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin bulla →