Where does “francobollo” come from?
francobollo (Italian) comes from Italian bollo, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
francobollo (Italian): miniature; postage stamp, stamp
Definitions
- miniature; postage stamp, stamp
Ancestry of “francobollo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | bollo | stamp; seal; brand |
| 2 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |