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Where does “boletear” come from?

boletear (Spanish) comes from Spanish boleta, from Italian bolletta, from Italian bolla, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

boletear (Spanish): to kill; to murder

Definitions

  1. to kill; to murder

Ancestry of “boletear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishboletabill, receipt; ticket; death
2Italianbollettareceipt; bill
3Italianbollabubble; blister; bull ; seal; bill; note
4Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →