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