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Where does “bolillo” come from?

bolillo (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.

bolillo (Spanish): bread roll; type of bread; Someone of Caucasian...

Definitions

  1. bread roll; type of bread; Someone of Caucasian...

Ancestry of “bolillo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbolobolus; bowling; drunk
2SpanishBolívar—
3BasqueBolibar—
4Basqueboluwindmill
5Latinmolīnum—
6Latinmolīnus—
7Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “bolillo”

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