papal bull
English
noun
Definitions
- An official document or edict from the Pope.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bulle derived from Old French bulle derived from Latin bulla (bubble, rounded object, document, amulet, round object, round swelling, water bubble, stud, buble, button, bud, decree, bull, knob), bubble, bulla.
Origin
Latin
bubble, bulla
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bulla English
- bulla Finnish
- *bulbulliare Latin
- bubble, bulla Latin
- bulla Latin
- bullo Latin
- bullō Latin
- bolla Italian
- bollo Italian
- bulletino Italian
- bullettino Italian
- cipolla Italian
- bollo Spanish, Castilian
- bula Spanish, Castilian
- *bew- Proto-Indo-European
- bolha Portuguese
- bula Portuguese
- bulla Polish
- bulle Middle English
- bylet Middle English
- billette Old French
- bole Old French
- bulle Old French
- bulleite Old French
- bola Catalan, Valencian
- butlla Catalan, Valencian
- bola Galician
- bulle Middle French
- bola Occitan
- *bollā Frankish
- bola Old Occitan
- bóła Venetian
- bille xno