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Where does “erythrophyll” come from?

erythrophyll (English) comes from English -phyll, 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-.

erythrophyll (English): The red pigment of leaves, fruits, flowers, etc.,...

Definitions

  1. The red pigment of leaves, fruits, flowers, etc.,...

Ancestry of “erythrophyll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phyllleaf
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-—
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