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Where does “-phyllous” come from?

-phyllous (English) 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-.

-phyllous (English): having a number or kind of leaves as specified by...

Definitions

  1. having a number or kind of leaves as specified by...

Ancestry of “-phyllous”, 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 “-phyllous”

  • sclerophyllous
  • heterophyllous
  • megaphyllous
  • leptophyllous
  • adenophyllous
  • quadriphyllous
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