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Where does “τρίφυλλον” come from?

τρίφυλλον (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-.

τρίφυλλον (Ancient Greek): clover; pitch trefoil; ornament shaped like a...

Definitions

  1. clover; pitch trefoil; ornament shaped like a...

Ancestry of “τρίφυλλον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφύλλονleaf; foliage; plant
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃-yom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “τρίφυλλον”

  • trefoil
  • trefoiled
  • trefoil knot
  • tick-trefoil
  • trifoly
  • trifolia
  • trifolium
  • trifolum
  • trébol
  • trifoglio
  • трефа
  • trèfle
  • Treff
  • trevo
  • trèvol
  • trefo
  • trifolio
  • trefl
  • treffek
  • treff
  • trefoil
  • trevo
  • nhép
  • tép
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