Where does “Akbil” come from?
Akbil (Turkish) comes from Turkish bilet, from Ottoman Turkish بیلت, from Italian biglietto, from French billet, from Old French billette, from Old French bille, from Vulgar Latin billia, from Gaulish bilia.
Akbil (Turkish): Integrated electronic ticket system used for payment in public transport of Istanbul, Turkey
Definitions
- Integrated electronic ticket system used for payment in public transport of Istanbul, Turkey
Ancestry of “Akbil”, step by step
Akbil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish bilet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bilet | ticket |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بیلت | ticket, any pass which entitles the holder to be admitted to an event or establishment |
| 3 | Italian | biglietto | ticket; card; note, slip |
| 4 | French | billet | ticket; note, a brief message; banknote |
| 5 | Old French | billette | billet |
| 6 | Old French | bille | stick; baton; written decree, announcement |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | billia | — |
| 8 | Gaulish | bilia | tall tree |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | belyom | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |