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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

Definitions

  1. heaves

Ancestry of “bolsaggine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbolsoHaving difficulty breathing; pompous,...
2Latinvulsusdepilated; plucked
3LatinvelloI pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I...
4Proto-Italicwelnō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →