Where does “μυριόφυλλον” come from?
μυριόφυλλον (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-.
μυριόφυλλον (Ancient Greek): spiked watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Definitions
- spiked watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Ancestry of “μυριόφυλλον”, step by step
μυριόφυλλον 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- | — |
via Ancient Greek μῡρίος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μῡρίος | ten thousand; numberless, countless, infinite |