myEtymology.com: English etymology of playbill

Etymology of the English word playbill

the English word playbill

derived from the English word bill

derived from the French word bille

derived from the Medieval Latin word billa

derived from the Latin word bulla (a bubble; Papal bull; Papal document; stamped lead seal of Papal document; bubble; boss, knob)

derived from the Anglo-latin word billa

derived from the English word play

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dlegh-