Where does “bollo” come from?

bollo (Italian) comes from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bollo (Italian): stamp; seal; brand

Definitions

  1. stamp; seal; brand

Ancestry of “bollo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bollo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin bulla →