EuroLex/F/Boulevard


 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: boulevard - 1. wide street, avenue, boulevard

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

Annotations
Etymology: from French, originally "top surface of a military rampart," from a garbled attempt to adopt M.Du. bolwerc "wall of a fortification" into French, which lacks a -w-. The original notion is of a promenade laid out atop demolished city walls, which would be much wider than urban streets. Originally in English with conscious echoes of Paris; since 1929, in U.S., used of multi-lane limited-access urban highways.

Source: http://www.etymonline.com

Information on Other Languages
Italian: viale