Where does “cinquefoiled” come from?
cinquefoiled (English) comes from English cinquefoil, from Old French cinqfoil, from Old French foil, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
cinquefoiled (English): Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil
Definitions
- Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil
Ancestry of “cinquefoiled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cinquefoil | A potentilla; A stylized flower or leaf with five... |
| 2 | Old French | cinqfoil | — |
| 3 | Old French | foil | leaf |
| 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- | — |