Where does “bojar” come from?
bojar (Spanish) comes from Catalan vogir, from Vulgar Latin volgere, from Latin volvere, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
bojar (Spanish): to measure the perimeter of an island; to...
Definitions
- to measure the perimeter of an island; to...
Ancestry of “bojar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | vogir | to spin |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | volgere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 3 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |