Where does “boleto” come from?
boleto (Portuguese) comes from Spanish boleta, from Italian bolletta, from Italian bolla, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
boleto (Portuguese): porcini; any bolete mushroom; ticket
Definitions
- porcini; any bolete mushroom; ticket
Ancestry of “boleto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | boleta | bill, receipt; ticket; death |
| 2 | Italian | bolletta | receipt; bill |
| 3 | Italian | bolla | bubble; blister; bull ; seal; bill; note |
| 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- | — |