Where does “būļāwūt” come from?
būļāwūt (Marshallese) comes from English plywood, from English ply, from English apply, from Middle English aplien, from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
būļāwūt (Marshallese): plywood
Definitions
- plywood
Ancestry of “būļāwūt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plywood | Construction material supplied in sheets, and... |
| 2 | English | ply | A layer of material; A strand that, twisted... |
| 3 | English | apply | To lay or place; to put; To put to use; to use or... |
| 4 | Middle English | aplien | — |
| 5 | Old French | applier | to bend; to apply |
| 6 | Latin | applicō | to apply |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |