Where does “boulet” come from?

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

boulet (Middle French): A spherical metal projectile used in artillery....

Definitions

  1. A spherical metal projectile used in artillery....

Ancestry of “boulet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbouleball
2Old Frenchboleknob; fraud, deceit, trickery
3Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “boulet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin bulla →