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Where does “bobo” come from?

bobo (Spanish) comes from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

bobo (Spanish): stupid, silly, naive; A stupid or naive person; a...

Definitions

  1. stupid, silly, naive; A stupid or naive person; a...

Ancestry of “bobo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “bobo”

  • booby
  • boob
  • boobless
  • boobage
  • boobyism
  • boobyish
  • boobish
  • booblessness
  • booby trap
  • boobishly
  • big-boob
  • boobular
  • boobfeeder
  • underboob
  • manboob
  • boobfest
  • outboob
  • sideboob
  • megaboob
  • booblike
  • Boobgate
  • boobfeed
  • bobalicón
  • abobar
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