出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/05/04 21:00 UTC 版)
From 中期英語 bolas, bolace, from Anglo-Norman and Old French beloce, buloce (“sloe”), from Vulgar Latin *bullucea, from Late Latin bulluca (“kind of small fruit”); of Celtic/Gaulish origin, akin to Celtiberian *bullācā, from Proto-Celtic *bullākā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeHw- (“to swell, puff”), itself imitative. Possibly influenced by Latin galla (“oak apple”) with metathesis of the consonants.
See also Spanish bugalla (“oak apple”), Portuguese bugalho, and (the distantly related) Latin bucca.
bullace (plural bullaces)