Where does “boyau” come from?

boyau (French) comes from Old French boiel//boial, from Latin botellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

boyau (French): gut, intestine; catgut, gut; communication...

Definitions

  1. gut, intestine; catgut, gut; communication...

Ancestry of “boyau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboiel//boial—
2Latinbotellusa small sausage
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “boyau”

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