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Where does “θαλλός” come from?

θαλλός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰelh₁- — blossom; be green; to bloom, be green.

θαλλός (Ancient Greek): young shoot, young branch; palm leaves, which...

Definitions

  1. young shoot, young branch; palm leaves, which...

Ancestry of “θαλλός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelh₁-blossom; be green; to bloom, be green

Words derived from “θαλλός”

  • thallium
  • thallus
  • thalli
  • hypothallus
  • thallophyte
  • thallophytic
  • thalliferous
  • dithallium
  • thalloan
  • radiothallium
  • nonthallium
  • organothallium
  • eka-thallium
  • thallus
  • talo
  • tallo
  • talio
  • talloso
  • tallo
  • protallo
  • tallofita
  • таллий
  • та́ллий
  • talo
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