bobolition ety ?

[Sam Clements]

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Sam Clements
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Subject: bobolition ety ?


> Neither DAE nor DA give any attempt at an etymology.
>
>
> ...bolition, -ist is clearly from (a)bolition, -ist.
>
> The nub is where does bo- come from.  Perhaps from a West African
> language?
>
> Is the medial -a- variant (i.e. bobalition) influenced by the English
> initial vowel?
>
> DKB
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