Where does “sbullonare” come from?
sbullonare (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-.
sbullonare (Italian): to unbolt
Definitions
- to unbolt
Ancestry of “sbullonare”, step by step
sbullonare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bullone
| 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- | — |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |