Where does “καρυόφυλλον” come from?
καρυόφυλλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
καρυόφυλλον (Ancient Greek): clove tree; its dried flower bud
Definitions
- clove tree; its dried flower bud
Ancestry of “καρυόφυλλον”, step by step
καρυόφυλλον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek φύλλον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | φύλλον | leaf; foliage; plant |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃-yom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |