Etymology

bolis

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Today it means: A bolide or fireball (type of meteor) Full definition →

Latin bolis ← Ancient Greek βολίς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβολίς“missile, arrow, javelin”
  2. Latin · borrowed frombolis
  3. English todaybolis

From Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”). Doublet of bolide.

Words from the same roots

Latinbolis all →

Ancient Greekβολίς all →

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