Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as · (usually and especially) Such a blister that is more than 5 mm in diameter. · A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents. · In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.
Borrowed from Latin bulla (“bubble”). Doublet of bill and bull (“papal bull; bubble”).
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- Borrowed-form mentionbullala
- Doublet mentionbillen
- Doublet mentionbull#Etymology 2en · papal bull; bubble
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