Where does “fura-bolos” come from?
fura-bolos (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bolos, from Portuguese bolo, from Portuguese bola, from Old Occitan bola, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
fura-bolos (Portuguese): the index finger; "literally: cake-piercer"
Definitions
- the index finger; "literally: cake-piercer"
Ancestry of “fura-bolos”, step by step
fura-bolos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese bolos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bolos | plural of bolo; cakes |
| 2 | Portuguese | bolo | cake; bunch, heap, mass; prize, reward |
| 3 | Portuguese | bola | ball, sphere, round object; ball; fat person |
| 4 | Old Occitan | bola | — |
| 5 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Portuguese Fura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Fura | — |