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Where does “buller” come from?

buller (French) comes from French bulle, from Middle French bulle, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

buller (French): to bubble

Definitions

  1. to bubble

Ancestry of “buller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbullebubble; speech bubble, thought bubble;...
2Middle Frenchbullebulla; seal; bull; a letter sealed with a bull
3Old Frenchbulleseal; a letter sealed with a bull
4Medieval Latinbullaseal; sealed document; seal capsule; seal",...
5Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “buller”

  • bulle
  • buller
  • bulla
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