Where does “imbullonare” come from?
imbullonare (Italian) comes from Italian bullone, from French boulon, from French boule, from Middle French boule, from Old French bole, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
imbullonare (Italian): to bolt
Definitions
- to bolt
Ancestry of “imbullonare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bullone | bolt |
| 2 | French | boulon | bolt |
| 3 | French | boule | ball, globe; bowl; scoop |
| 4 | Middle French | boule | ball |
| 5 | Old French | bole | knob; fraud, deceit, trickery |
| 6 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |