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Where does “bolis” come from?

bolis (Spanish) comes from Spanish boli, from Spanish bolígrafo, from Spanish -grafo, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

bolis (Spanish): plural of boli

Definitions

  1. plural of boli

Ancestry of “bolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishboliClipping of bolígrafo
2SpanishbolígrafoA ballpoint pen
3Spanish-grafo-graph; -grapher
4Ancient Greek-γράφοςwriter, painter
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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