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Where does “бюллетень” come from?

бюллетень (Russian) comes from French bulletin, from Italian bollettino, from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

бюллетень (Russian): ballot paper; bulletin; bulletin, journal

Definitions

  1. ballot paper; bulletin; bulletin, journal

Ancestry of “бюллетень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbulletinbulletin; newsletter; report card, school report
2Italianbollettino—
3Italian-inoAlterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used...
4Latin-īnus—
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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