Where does “nivobulo” come from?
nivobulo (Ido) comes from Ido bulo, from Spanish bolo, 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.
nivobulo (Ido): snowball
Ancestry of “nivobulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | bulo | ball; bubble |
| 2 | Spanish | bolo | bolus; bowling; drunk |
| 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 |