Where does “Spathiphyllum” come from?

Spathiphyllum (English) comes from English -phyllum, 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-.

Spathiphyllum (English): Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum

Ancestry of “Spathiphyllum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phyllumleaf
2Ancient Greekφύλλονleaf; foliage; plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃-yom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Spathiphyllum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →