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