Where does “boliviano” come from?
boliviano (Galician) comes from Galician Bolivia, from Spanish Bolivia, from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, from Basque bolu, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
boliviano (Galician): Bolivian
Ancestry of “boliviano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | Bolivia | — |
| 2 | Spanish | Bolivia | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Bolívar | — |
| 4 | Basque | Bolibar | — |
| 5 | Basque | bolu | windmill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnum | — |
| 7 | Latin | molīnus | — |
| 8 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |