Where does “bolera” come from?
bolera (Spanish) comes from Spanish bolo, from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, from Basque bolu, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
bolera (Spanish): bowling alley
Definitions
- bowling alley
Ancestry of “bolera”, step by step
bolera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish bolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bolo | bolus; bowling; drunk |
| 2 | Spanish | Bolívar | Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname |
| 3 | Basque | Bolibar | — |
| 4 | Basque | bolu | windmill |
| 5 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Tagalog bola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bola | a ball, sphere, or any round object; to flatter;... |
| 2 | Spanish | bola | ball; hitchhiking, free ride; testicle |
| 3 | Provençal | bola | — |
| 4 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |