Where does “bulir” come from?
bulir (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese bolir, from Latin bullire, from Latin bullio, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bulir (Portuguese): to fidget; to tease
Definitions
- to fidget; to tease
Ancestry of “bulir”, step by step
bulir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese bolir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | bolir | — |
| 2 | Latin | bullire | present active infinitive of bulliō;... |
| 3 | Latin | bullio | I bubble; I boil |
| 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- | — |
via Old Portuguese bulir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | bulir | — |