Where does “boulu” come from?

boulu (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-.

boulu (French): curved, rounded

Definitions

  1. curved, rounded

Ancestry of “boulu”, 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- →