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Where does “bulbo” come from?

bulbo (Italian) comes from Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός — bulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...

bulbo (Italian): bulb; ball, globe; light bulb, light globe

Definitions

  1. bulb; ball, globe; light bulb, light globe

Ancestry of “bulbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbulbusbulb
2Ancient Greekβολβόςbulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...

Words derived from “bulbo”

  • bulbicoltore
  • pseudobulbo
  • bulbifero
  • bulbicoltura
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