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Where does “bolbe” come from?

bolbe (Middle English) comes from Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός — bulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...

Ancestry of “bolbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbulbusbulb
2Ancient Greekβολβόςbulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...

Words derived from “bolbe”

  • bulb
  • bulbous
  • lightbulb
  • bulbar
  • flashbulb
  • retrobulbar
  • corticobulbar
  • pseudobulbar
  • bulbed
  • pseudobulb
  • peribulbar
  • bulblet
  • tubulobulbar
  • bulblike
  • bulbectomy
  • bulbously
  • bulbousness
  • postbulbar
  • bulbiferous
  • nonbulbar
  • bulbless
  • nonbulbous
  • endbulb
  • bulbel
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