Where does “bolos” come from?
bolos (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.
bolos (Spanish): bowling; plural of bolo
Ancestry of “bolos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bolo | bolus; bowling; drunk |
| 2 | Spanish | Bolívar | — |
| 3 | Basque | Bolibar | — |
| 4 | Basque | bolu | windmill |
| 5 | Latin | molīnum | — |
| 6 | Latin | molīnus | — |
| 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 |