Where does “caprifole” come from?

caprifole (English) comes from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

caprifole (English): The woodbine or honeysuckle

Definitions

  1. The woodbine or honeysuckle

Ancestry of “caprifole”, step by step

caprifole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin folium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
2Proto-Italic*foljom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Latin caper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
2Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →
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