Etymograph

English

bulletin

Bulletin comes from French bulletin.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentbulletin1
  2. Englishtodaybulletin1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English bulletin

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentbulletinWiktionary, English bulletin
  2. EnglishtodaybulletinWiktionary, English bulletin

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *bew- ‘swelling’

pick, pocket, pose, purse, buckle, pique, pout, picot, pock, billet, 16 more

through Latin bulla ‘a bubble’

bill, bowl, boil, budge, bola, bouillon, bolero, ebullient, bulla, 13 more

Today it means

noun A short report, especially one released through official channels to be immediately broadcast or publicized.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “bulletin”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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