Where does “bolsaggine” come from?
bolsaggine (Italian) comes from Italian bolso, from Latin vulsus, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.
bolsaggine (Italian): heaves
Ancestry of “bolsaggine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | bolso | Having difficulty breathing; pompous,... |
| 2 | Latin | vulsus | depilated; plucked |
| 3 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | welnō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |