Where does “bolli” come from?
bolli (Italian) comes from Italian bollire, from Latin bullīre, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bolli (Italian): plural of bollo; second-person singular present...
Definitions
- plural of bollo; second-person singular present...
Ancestry of “bolli”, step by step
bolli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bollire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | bollire | to boil, brew |
| 2 | Latin | bullīre | — |
| 3 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Italian bollare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | bollare | to stamp, mark, brand, etc; to brand; to damn; to... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | bullo | I stamp; I bubble, boil, effervesce |