Where does “bulletin” come from?
bulletin (French) comes from Italian bollettino, from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
bulletin (French): bulletin; newsletter; report card, school report
Definitions
- bulletin; newsletter; report card, school report
Ancestry of “bulletin”, step by step
bulletin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bollettino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bollettino | bulletin |
| 2 | Italian | -ino | Alterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used... |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Italian bullettino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bullettino | third-person plural present subjunctive of... |
via Old French bullette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | bullette | — |