Where does “bola gato” come from?

bola gato (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bola, from Old Occitan bola, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bola gato (Portuguese): Alternative form of boquete

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of boquete

Ancestry of “bola gato”, step by step

bola gato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese bola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebolaball, sphere, round object; ball; fat person
2Old Occitanbola—
3Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Portuguese gato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegatocat; feline; very handsome man
2Old Portuguesegato—
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin bulla →