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Where does “bolus” come from?

bolus (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βῶλος — lump, clod of earth, turf; land, soil; lump of...

bolus (Late Latin): clod of earth, lump

Definitions

  1. clod of earth, lump

Ancestry of “bolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβῶλοςlump, clod of earth, turf; land, soil; lump of...

Words derived from “bolus”

  • bolus
  • intrabolus
  • boli
  • boli
  • bolo
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