Where does “bicho-bolo” come from?
bicho-bolo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bolo, from Portuguese bola, from Old Occitan bola, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bicho-bolo (Portuguese): common name for the larvae of some coleopteran insects, harmful to agriculture; grub
Definitions
- common name for the larvae of some coleopteran insects, harmful to agriculture; grub
Ancestry of “bicho-bolo”, step by step
bicho-bolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese bolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bolo | cake; bunch, heap, mass; prize, reward |
| 2 | Portuguese | bola | ball, sphere, round object; ball; fat person |
| 3 | Old Occitan | bola | — |
| 4 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |