Where does “τριαντάφυλλον” come from?
τριαντάφυλλον (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-.
τριαντάφυλλον (Ancient Greek): rose
Definitions
- rose
Ancestry of “τριαντάφυλλον”, step by step
τριαντάφυλλον 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 τριάντα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τριάντα | — |
| 2 | Greek | τριαντάφυλλο | rose; spoon sweet made from rose petals |