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Where does “φῠ́λλον” come from?

φῠ́λλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

φῠ́λλον (Ancient Greek): leaf; foliage; plant

Definitions

  1. leaf; foliage; plant

Ancestry of “φῠ́λλον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “φῠ́λλον”

  • theophylline
  • trefoil
  • mesophyll
  • phyllo
  • xanthophyll
  • trefoiled
  • phyllosilicate
  • phyllotaxis
  • sclerophyll
  • phyllosphere
  • triphyllous
  • sporophyll
  • phylloid
  • phyllon
  • monophyllous
  • pseudophyllidean
  • microphyll
  • microsporophyll
  • megasporophyll
  • microphyllous
  • mesophyllic
  • phyllopod
  • megaphyll
  • gamophyllous
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