Where does “bulă” come from?
bulă (Romanian) comes from French bulle, from Middle French bulle, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bulă (Romanian): bubble
Definitions
- bubble
Ancestry of “bulă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bulle | bubble; speech bubble, thought bubble;... |
| 2 | Middle French | bulle | bulla; seal; bull; a letter sealed with a bull |
| 3 | Old French | bulle | seal; a letter sealed with a bull |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | bulla | seal; sealed document; seal capsule; seal",... |
| 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- | — |