Where does “boletín” come from?
boletín (Spanish) comes from Spanish boleta, from Italian bolletta, from Italian bolla, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
boletín (Spanish): bulletin; newsletter
Definitions
- bulletin; newsletter
Ancestry of “boletín”, step by step
boletín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish boleta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | boleta | bill, receipt; ticket; death |
| 2 | Italian | bolletta | receipt; bill |
| 3 | Italian | bolla | bubble |
| 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- | — |
via Italian bollettino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bollettino | bulletin |
| 2 | Italian | -ino | Alterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used... |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |