Where does “zilverfolie” come from?
zilverfolie (Dutch) comes from Dutch folie, from German Folie, from Vulgar Latin folia, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
zilverfolie (Dutch): silver foil
Definitions
- silver foil
Ancestry of “zilverfolie”, step by step
zilverfolie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch folie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | folie | foil |
| 2 | German | Folie | foil, metal film; plastic wrap, cling film;... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | folia | — |
| 4 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |