Where does “bolor” come from?

bolor (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese balor, from Latin pallor, from Latin palleō, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

bolor (Portuguese): mold woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi

Definitions

  1. mold woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi

Ancestry of “bolor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebalor—
2Latinpallora pale color, paleness, wanness, pallor;...
3Latinpalleōto be pale; to turn pale, blanch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “bolor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palleō →Every word from Latin pallor →