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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

  1. cake; bunch, heap, mass; prize, reward

Ancestry of “bolo”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “bolo”

  • bolos
  • fura-bolos
  • bolacha
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →