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Where does “boule” come from?

boule (Middle French) comes from Old French bole, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

boule (Middle French): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “boule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboleknob; fraud, deceit, trickery
2Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “boule”

  • boule
  • bulín
  • bulloneria
  • bullonatura
  • sbullonare
  • bullonatrice
  • bullone
  • bullonare
  • boulet
  • boulot
  • boulin
  • boule
  • boulette
  • débouler
  • bouler
  • boulu
  • boulon
  • bouliste
  • boulocher
  • boulodrome
  • boulonner
  • boules
  • déboulonner
  • boulet
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